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2023 Most Popular Social Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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Finding the Best Social Sciences Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 205,984 social sciences students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #6 most popular in the country.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Most Popular Social Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 19 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which master's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Social Sciences program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Social Sciences Master's Degree Colleges.

#1

University of Denver

Denver, CO

Our 2023 rankings named University of Denver the most popular school in the Rocky Mountains Region for social sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Denver, DU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 56% of the social sciences majors at the school.

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Out of the 19 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 56% of the students majoring in social sciences at the school are women while 44% are male.

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#3

Regis University

Denver, CO

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Regis University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the large city of Denver, Regis U is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

About 80% of the students majoring in social sciences at the school are women while 20% are male.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Colorado Boulder helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular social sciences schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the midsize city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 46% of the students majoring in social sciences at the school are women while 54% are male.

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#5

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Utah helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular social sciences schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 38% of the social sciences majors at the school.

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Colorado School of Mines ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Mines is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Golden.

Women make up 30% of the social sciences majors at the school.

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Colorado State University - Fort Collins came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Colorado State is a very large public school located in the city of Fort Collins.

About 52% of the students majoring in social sciences at the school are women while 48% are male.

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The University of Montana came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the city of Missoula, UM is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 54% of the students majoring in social sciences at the school are women while 46% are male.

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#9

Idaho State University

Pocatello, ID

Idaho State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for social sciences students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the small city of Pocatello, ISU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 86% of the social sciences majors at the school.

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#10

Utah State University

Logan, UT

Utah State University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. USU is a very large public school located in the small city of Logan.

About 50% of the students majoring in social sciences at the school are women while 50% are male.

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Best Social Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best social sciences colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 3,516
Utah 2,405
Montana 368
Idaho 679
Wyoming 253

Social Sciences Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Political Science & Government 49,282
Economics 49,055
Sociology 38,475
General Social Sciences 18,997
International Relations & National Security 14,306
Anthropology 11,415
Criminology 11,039
Geography & Cartography 8,526
Other Social Sciences 2,414
Urban Studies 1,507
Sociology & Anthropology 541
Archeology 339
Demography & Population Studies 88

Majors Similar to Social Sciences

Related Major Annual Graduates
Education 327,871
Psychology 195,678
Communication & Journalism 120,571
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences 55,820
History 32,731

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 19 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to AndrГ© KГјnzelmann.

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