2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income $30-$48k) in Colorado

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in Colorado For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 57,618 people earned their degree in social work, making the major the 12th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, social work graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $36,459 and had an average of $30,084 in loans still to pay off.

Across Colorado, there were 946 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,629 and $33,801 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 7 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $77,513 and $111,874 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in Colorado For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in social work. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality social work programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the social work program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in Colorado For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for colorado doctor’s degree social work students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income $30-$48k) in Colorado

#1

Colorado State University - Fort Collins

Fort Collins, Colorado

#1 in overall quality

$28,055 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in Colorado For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Fort Collins, Colorado, this large public school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s social work students in 2019-2020.

Colorado State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Social Work Doctor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Colorado State University - Fort Collins are $28,055, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

University of Denver

Denver, Colorado

#1 in overall quality

$52,899 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Denver. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in Colorado For Those Making $30-$48k. DU is a fairly large school located in Denver, Colorado that handed out 5 doctorate’s social work degrees in 2019-2020.

DU also took the #1 spot in our “Best Social Work Doctor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Denver are $52,899.

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• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income $30-$48k)

Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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