by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Social Work is the 13th most popular major in the country with 58,326 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, social work graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $37,651 and had an average of $26,679 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 2,624 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,144 and $24,446 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 879 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,089 and $26,296 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking analyzed 18 colleges that offered a degree in social work. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their social work program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region bachelor’s degree social work students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lewis - Clark State College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Lewiston, Idaho is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s social work degrees to 44 students in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 18 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Pueblo landed the #2 spot on the list. Pueblo, Colorado is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s social work degrees to 33 students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Salish Kootenai College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. SKC is located in Pablo, Montana and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s social work degrees to qualified students.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% 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%.
Out of the 18 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Metropolitan State University of Denver landed the #4 spot on the list. Metropolitan State University of Denver is a fairly large school located in Denver, Colorado that handed out 105 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northwest Nazarene University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. Northwest Nazarene University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Nampa, Idaho. It awarded 15 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.1% 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%.
The University of Montana did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #6. UM is a fairly large school located in Missoula, Montana that handed out 46 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Utah came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. University of Utah is located in Salt Lake City, Utah and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 130 bachelors’s social work degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #8, University of Wyoming did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. UW is a public institution located in Laramie, Wyoming. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 41 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% 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%.
Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Colorado State University - Fort Collins is a large school located in Fort Collins, Colorado that handed out 98 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Colorado Mesa University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Colorado Mesa is a public institution located in Grand Junction, Colorado. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 23 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Utah State University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. USU is a large public school situated in Logan, Utah. It awarded 78 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% 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%.
Weber State University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in Ogden, Utah, this large public school handed out 69 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s social work students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Boise State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #13. Boise, Idaho is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s social work degrees to 62 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Idaho State University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in Pocatello, Idaho, this fairly large public school handed out 22 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s social work students in 2020-2021.
Brigham Young University - Idaho ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in Rexburg, Idaho, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 56 degrees to qualified bachelors’s social work students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Utah Valley University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. UVU is a large school located in Orem, Utah that handed out 51 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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%.
With a ranking of #17, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. UCCS is a fairly large public school situated in Colorado Springs, Colorado. It awarded 0 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Brigham Young University - Provo landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Brigham Young University - Provo is located in Provo, Utah and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 38 bachelors’s social work degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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