2021 Best Social Work Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Rocky Mountains Region
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Finding the Best Social Work Schools for Non-Traditional Students
For this year's Best Social Work Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, we looked at 12 colleges that offer a bachelor's in social work. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality social work programs as well as strong support for students classified as non-traditional.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the social work program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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2021 Best Social Work Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Rocky Mountains Region
Check out the social work programs at these schools if you want to see which ones are the best for non-traditional students.
Top 10 Best Social Work Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Colorado State University - Fort Collins tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that are best for non-traditional social work students. Colorado State is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Fort Collins. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Colorado State has also earned the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for Social Work in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking.
About 0.8% of Colorado State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 12,180 students take at least one class online at Colorado State. About 9,631 of the students at Colorado State are attending part time.
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University of Wyoming landed the #2 spot in our 2021 best social work schools for non-traditional students. Located in the town of Laramie, UW is a public college with a fairly large student population. UW also took the #2 spot in our Best Colleges for Social Work in the Rocky Mountains Region rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. Approximately 5,894 students take at least one class online at UW. There are roughly 2,493 part time students in attendance at UW.
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The #3 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Metropolitan State University of Denver. Located in the city of Denver, MSU Denver is a public college with a fairly large student population. MSU Denver also made our Best Colleges for Social Work in the Rocky Mountains Region list, coming in at #5.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.8%. Approximately 8,148 students take at least one class online at MSU Denver. 7,163 students are part time.
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Boise State University earned the #4 spot in our 2021 rankings. Boise State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Boise. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Boise State has also earned the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for Social Work in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking.
The student loan default rate at Boise State is lower than is typical, just 1.0% of students default in three years. There are approximately 10,868 students at Boise State that take at least one class online. 11,239 students are part time.
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Brigham Young University - Idaho earned the #5 spot in our 2021 rankings. BYU - I is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Rexburg. BYU - I also took the #7 spot in our Best Colleges for Social Work in the Rocky Mountains Region rankings.
About 1.0% of BYU - I students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 23,058 of BYU - I students are exclusively distance learners. About 26,387 of the students at BYU - I are attending part time.
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Our rankings recognize Utah Valley University as the #6 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Orem, UVU is a public school with a very large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UVU, the school also landed the #8 rank in our Best Colleges for Social Work in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.1%. There are approximately 15,690 students at UVU that take at least one class online. There are roughly 22,387 part time students in attendance at UVU.
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The #7 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Colorado State University - Pueblo. Colorado State University - Pueblo is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Pueblo. Colorado State University - Pueblo did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our Best Colleges for Social Work in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
About 3.1% of Colorado State University - Pueblo students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 2,048 students at Colorado State University - Pueblo that take at least one class online. About 3,072 of the students at Colorado State University - Pueblo are attending part time.
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The #8 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Utah State University. USU is a very large public school located in the city of Logan. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, USU has also earned the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for Social Work in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking.
The student loan default rate at USU is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. There are approximately 13,751 students at USU that take at least one class online. There are roughly 9,734 part time students in attendance at USU.
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Lewis - Clark State College landed the #9 spot in our 2021 best social work schools for non-traditional students. Located in the small city of Lewiston, Lewis - Clark State College is a public college with a small student population.
The student loan default rate at Lewis - Clark State College is lower than is typical, just 1.5% of students default in three years. There are approximately 1,099 students at Lewis - Clark State College that take at least one class online. About 1,646 of the students at Lewis - Clark State College are attending part time.
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The #10 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Idaho State University. Located in the city of Pocatello, ISU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
About 1.9% of ISU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 4,680 students at ISU that take at least one class online. There are roughly 5,142 part time students in attendance at ISU.
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