2025 Best Social Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Social Sciences is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #7 most popular associate degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual looked at 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Social Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 247 associate degrees in social sciences to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Social Sciences School for Your Associate Degree

The social sciences associate degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To account for this we include a college's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a combination of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Average Early-Career Salaries

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their associate degree from the school. After all, your associate degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

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

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on social sciences students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of social sciences students who choose to seek a associate degree at the school.
• 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.
• Student Debt - How much debt social sciences students go into to obtain their associate degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized social sciences related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for social sciences students working on their associate degree.

More Ways to Rank Social Sciences Schools

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Social Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Social Sciences in the Rocky Mountains Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in social sciences.

Top Rocky Mountains Region Schools for an Associate in Social Sciences

1

Utah State University
Logan, UT

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

40 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in an associate degree in social sciences needs to take a look at Utah State University. USU is a fairly large public university located in the city of Logan.More information about a associate in social sciences from Utah State University

2

Salt Lake Community College
Salt Lake City, UT

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

71 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in social sciences has to look into Salt Lake Community College. Salt Lake Community College is a very large public college located in the suburb of Salt Lake City.More information about a associate in social sciences from Salt Lake Community College

3

College of Western Idaho
Nampa, ID

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

33 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat College of Western Idaho if you want to pursue an associate degree in social sciences. CWI is a large public college located in the rural area of Nampa.More information about a associate in social sciences from College of Western Idaho

Best Social Sciences Colleges by State

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Utah	35	110
Idaho	35	61
Wyoming	32	82
Montana	30	0
Colorado	28	3

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Social Sciences Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Political Science & Government	60
Sociology	44
General Social Sciences	38
Anthropology	32
Geography & Cartography	21
Economics	11
Archeology	1

Most Popular Majors Related to Social Sciences

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities	17,327
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences	265
Communication & Journalism	184
History	158
Foreign Languages & Linguistics	141
English Language & Literature	112
Theology & Religious Vocations	56
Philosophy & Religious Studies	17
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies	9

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 AndrГ© KГјnzelmann. More about our data sources and methodologies.