by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2021-2022, 35,816 people earned their degree in sociology, making the major the 25th most popular in the United States. In , sociology graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $31,418 and had an average of $22,369 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 1,460 sociology graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,628 and $19,223 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 57 sociology graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,137 and $16,077 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a degree in sociology. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in sociology.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region associate degree sociology students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwest College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Northwest College is a small public school situated in Powell, Wyoming. It awarded 3 associates’s sociology degrees in 2021-2022.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Salt Lake Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Salt Lake Community College is a public institution located in Salt Lake City, Utah. The school has a large population, and it awarded 33 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of Southern Idaho. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in Twin Falls, Idaho, this medium-sized public school handed out 9 diplomas to qualified associates’s sociology students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of Western Idaho. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. College of Western Idaho is located in Nampa, Idaho and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 6 associates’s sociology degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Snow College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. Snow College is a public institution located in Ephraim, Utah. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 4 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Western Wyoming Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Western Wyoming Community College is a small public school situated in Rock Springs, Wyoming. It awarded 1 associates’s sociology degrees in 2021-2022.
North Idaho College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #7. North Idaho College is a small school located in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho that handed out 0 associates’s sociology degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Casper College ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Casper College is a small public school situated in Casper, Wyoming. It awarded 1 associates’s sociology degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Stone Child College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. SCC is a small school located in Box Elder, Montana that handed out 0 associates’s sociology degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 100%.
Laramie County Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Cheyenne, Wyoming is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s sociology degrees to 0 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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