Social Sciences is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #5 most popular degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
College Factual reviewed 6 schools in Utah to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of social sciences. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 2,470 degrees in social sciences annually.
The social sciences program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Social Sciences rankings. We derive our Best Overall Social Sciences School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
The social sciences school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Social Sciences Schools in Utah.
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The schools below may not offer all types of social sciences degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Every student pursuing a degree in social sciences has to look into Brigham Young University - Provo. Located in the midsize city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #257 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means BYU is a great university overall.
There were approximately 451 social sciences students who graduated with this degree at BYU in the most recent year we have data available. Social Sciences degree recipients from Brigham Young University - Provo get an earnings boost of about $9,169 above the typical earnings of social sciences majors.
Every student pursuing a degree in social sciences has to look into University of Utah. Located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #213 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means U of U is a great university overall.
There were about 907 social sciences students who graduated with this degree at U of U in the most recent year we have data available. Social Sciences degree recipients from University of Utah get an earnings boost of about $5,133 over the average earnings of social sciences majors.
Any student pursuing a degree in social sciences has to check out Utah State University. USU is a very large public university located in the city of Logan. This university ranks 6th out of 11 schools for overall quality in the state of Utah.
There were roughly 656 social sciences students who graduated with this degree at USU in the most recent data year. Those social sciences students who get their degree from Utah State University earn $4,331 more than the average social sciences graduate.
Salt Lake Community College is a wonderful option for students pursuing a degree in social sciences. Salt Lake Community College is a very large public college located in the suburb of Salt Lake City. This college ranks 5th out of 11 colleges for overall quality in the state of Utah.
There were about 99 social sciences students who graduated with this degree at Salt Lake Community College in the most recent data year.
UVU is a fairly large public university located in the city of Orem. This university ranks 7th out of 11 schools for overall quality in the state of Utah.
There were roughly 173 social sciences students who graduated with this degree at UVU in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the social sciences program make around $36,857 in their early career salary.
Located in the small city of Ogden, WSU is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #389 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means WSU is a great university overall.
There were roughly 50 social sciences students who graduated with this degree at WSU in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the social sciences program state that they receive average early career income of $30,139.
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).
The social sciences program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Social Sciences rankings. We derive our Best Overall Social Sciences School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
