2022 Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in Colorado For Those Getting Aid

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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 Getting Aid” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in social work. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great social work programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the social work program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in Colorado For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in Colorado For Those Getting Aid.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Work in Colorado (With Aid)

#1

Colorado State University - Fort Collins

Fort Collins, Colorado

#1 in overall quality

$28,055 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in Colorado For Those Getting Aid. Colorado State is a public institution located in Fort Collins, Colorado. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Colorado State, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Social Work Doctor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Colorado State are $28,055, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

University of Denver

Denver, Colorado

#1 in overall quality

$52,899 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Denver. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in Colorado For Those Getting Aid list. Denver, Colorado is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s social work degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at DU, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Social Work Doctor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Denver are $52,899.

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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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