2022 Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in Colorado For Those Making $0-$30k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in Colorado For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 56,762 social work students received their degree, making the major the 8th most popular in the country.

Across Colorado, there were 930 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 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 $0-$30k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The social work school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in Colorado For Those Making $0-$30k”.

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Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in Colorado For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for colorado doctor’s degree social work students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income $0-$30k) in Colorado

#1

Colorado State University - Fort Collins

Fort Collins, Colorado

#1 in overall quality

$28,055 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in Colorado For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Fort Collins, Colorado, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s social work degrees 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.

Read more about Social Work at Colorado State

#2

University of Denver

Denver, Colorado

#1 in overall quality

$52,899 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in Colorado For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Denver landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Denver, Colorado, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s social work students in 2019-2020.

DU 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 DU are $52,899, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Denver Social Work Report

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income $0-$30k) in the Rocky Mountains Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income $0-$30k)

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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