2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income $48-$75k) in Colorado

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in Colorado For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Social Work is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 8th of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 56,762 degrees were awarded to students with this major.

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 $48-$75k” 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the social work program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in Colorado For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in Colorado For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in Colorado For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income $48-$75k) 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 $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the #1 spot on the list. Colorado State is a large school located in Fort Collins, Colorado that handed out 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. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Colorado State are $28,055.

Full Colorado State Social Work Report

#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 $48-$75k. 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 also made our “Best Social Work Doctor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Denver are $52,899, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full DU Social Work Report

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income $48-$75k) in the Rocky Mountains Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income $48-$75k)

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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