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2023 Most Popular Social Sciences Master's Degree Schools in Colorado

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

In 2020-2021, social sciences students earned 3,516 degrees and certificates from a Colorado school, making the subject the 7th in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Social Sciences Master's Degree Schools in Colorado ranking. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in Colorado 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 analysis found University of Denver to be the most popular school for social sciences students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Colorado. Located in the city of Denver, DU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 100 students majoring in social sciences at DU, 44% are male and 56% are female.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular social sciences schools in Colorado. Located in the city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public school with a very large student population.

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

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#3

Regis University

Denver, CO

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Regis University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular social sciences schools in Colorado. Located in the city of Denver, Regis U is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 80% of the social sciences majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Boulder. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado list. Located in the medium-sized city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 46% of the social sciences majors at the school.

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Out of the 10 schools in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado School of Mines landed the # 5 spot on the list. Mines is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Golden.

Of the 30 students majoring in social sciences at Mines, 70% are male and 30% are female.

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Colorado State University - Fort Collins 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 #6 on the list. Colorado State is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Fort Collins.

Women make up 52% of the social sciences majors at the school.

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University of Colorado at Colorado Springs came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado ranking. UCCS is a fairly large public school located in the city of Colorado Springs.

Of the 11 students majoring in social sciences at UCCS, 9% are male and 91% are female.

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University of Northern Colorado 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 #8 on the list. University of Northern Colorado is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Greeley.

About 75% of the students majoring in social sciences at the school are women while 25% are male.

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#9

Colorado Mesa University

Grand Junction, CO

Colorado Mesa 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. Colorado Mesa is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Grand Junction.

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Colorado Christian 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 city of Lakewood, CCU is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Best Social Sciences Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore all the Most Popular Social Sciences Schools in the Rocky Mountains Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
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

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 10 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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