2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for General Social Sciences in the Rocky Mountains Region

A master's degree in general social sciences is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #127 out of 326 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many colleges that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual reviewed 3 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to determine which ones were the most popular for master's degree seekers in the field of general social sciences. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 7 master's degrees in general social sciences during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great General Social Sciences School for Your Master's Degree

The social sciences master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. One of the reasons we created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for General Social Sciences in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking is to help you make that choice.

While being high in popularity does not always mean a school has a quality general social sciences program, it is a sign that a large number of students choose the school. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

One Size Does Not Fit All

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for general social sciences.

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study General Social Sciences in the Rocky Mountains Region

Below you'll see a list of the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in general social sciences.

Most Well Attended Schools for Social Sciences Students Working on Their Master's

1

University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus
Denver, CO

7 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In CO

#1 Best Quality In CO

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in general social sciences needs to look into University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. Located in the large city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public university with a fairly large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in general social sciences in Colorado. More information about a master’s in general social sciences from University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

2

Colorado Mesa University
Grand Junction, CO

#2 Most Popular In CO

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Colorado Mesa University if you want to pursue a master's degree in general social sciences. Located in the small city of Grand Junction, Colorado Mesa is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. More information about a master’s in general social sciences from Colorado Mesa University

2

University of Northern Colorado
Greeley, CO

#2 Most Popular In CO

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in general social sciences needs to take a look at University of Northern Colorado. University of Northern Colorado is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Greeley. More information about a master’s in general social sciences from University of Northern Colorado

Best General Social Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the most popular general social sciences schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Colorado	172	15

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General Social Sciences Related Rankings by Major

One of 12 majors within the Social Sciences area of study, General Social Sciences has other similar majors worth exploring.

Social Sciences Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
General Social Sciences	7

Majors Similar to Social Sciences

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Economics	139
International Relations & National Security	90
Geography & Cartography	77
Anthropology	76
Political Science & Government	67
Sociology	49
Criminology	44

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 Manfred Werner (Tsui). More about our data sources and methodologies.