2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Work in the Rocky Mountains Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

With 56,762 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, social work is the 8th most popular major in the United States.

Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 2,244 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 12 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,140 and $97,138 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in social work. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent social work programs, but they also 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Work in the Rocky Mountains Region

#1

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah

#2 in overall quality

$24,695 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Utah landed the #1 spot on the list. Salt Lake City, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s social work degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at U of U, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Social Work Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Utah are $24,695, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#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 the Rocky Mountains Region. DU is located in Denver, Colorado and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 doctorate’s social work degrees to qualified students.

DU also took the #1 spot in our “Best Social Work Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Denver are $52,899, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Social Work at University of Denver

#2

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 the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Fort Collins, Colorado, this large public school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s social work students 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 the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Colorado State University - Fort Collins are $28,055.

Read more about Social Work at Colorado State University - Fort Collins

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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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