2025 Best Social Studies Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

If you plan on getting your bachelor's degree in social studies education, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #205 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Social Studies Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 37 bachelor's degrees in social studies education to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to social studies education students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other social studies education students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized social studies education related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for social studies education students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Social Studies Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Social Studies Education in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for social studies education students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

Top Rocky Mountains Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Social Studies Teacher Education

1

University of Wyoming
Laramie, WY

17 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in social studies education has to check out University of Wyoming. Located in the remote town of Laramie, UW is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in social studies education from University of Wyoming

2

Brigham Young University - Idaho
Rexburg, ID

9 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat Brigham Young University - Idaho if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in social studies education. BYU - I is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the town of Rexburg.More information about a bachelor’s in social studies education from Brigham Young University - Idaho

Best Social Studies Education Colleges by State

Explore the best social studies education schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Utah	415	12
Colorado	316	1
Idaho	312	9
Montana	212	1
Wyoming	95	12

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Social Studies Education Related Rankings by Major

Social Studies Education is one of 37 different types of Teacher Education Subject Specific programs to choose from.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Mathematics Education	221
Music Education	188
English & Language Arts Education	157
Biology Education	139
Physical Education Teaching & Coaching	110
History Education	101
Health Education	77
Art Education	55
Social Science Teacher Education	50
Agricultural Teacher Education	46

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 Aparajita Datta. More about our data sources and methodologies.