by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Colorado” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2021-2022, 58,923 people earned their degree in social work, making the major the 13th most popular in the United States. In , social work graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $37,585 and had an average of $29,565 in loans still to pay off.
Across Colorado, there were 1,176 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,724 and $35,558 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 239 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,487 and $23,673 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Colorado” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in social work. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in social work.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Colorado”.
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Pueblo landed the #1 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Pueblo, Colorado, and it awarded 31 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Metropolitan State University of Denver. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Colorado list. MSU Denver is a fairly large public school situated in Denver, Colorado. It awarded 95 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Colorado. Fort Collins, Colorado is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s social work degrees to 88 students in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Colorado State University - Fort Collins Social Work Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Colorado Mesa University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Colorado. Colorado Mesa University is a medium-sized school located in Grand Junction, Colorado that handed out 18 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, 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 University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Colorado list. Colorado Springs, Colorado is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s social work degrees to 7 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Colorado at Colorado Springs Social Work Report
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