by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Social Work is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 9th of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 57,401 degrees were awarded to students with this major.
Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 2,595 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 879 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,089 and $26,296 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking analyzed 18 colleges that offered a degree in social work. That schools that top this list have a program in social work in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region bachelor’s degree social work students.
Out of the 18 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lewis - Clark State College landed the #1 spot on the list. Lewis - Clark State College is a small public school situated in Lewiston, Idaho. It awarded 44 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 18 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Pueblo landed the #2 spot on the list. Colorado State University - Pueblo is a public institution located in Pueblo, Colorado. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 33 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Social Work at Colorado State University - Pueblo
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Salish Kootenai College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in Pablo, Montana, this small public school awarded 6 degrees to qualified bachelors’s social work students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Out of the 18 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Metropolitan State University of Denver landed the #4 spot on the list. MSU Denver is a fairly large school located in Denver, Colorado that handed out 105 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northwest Nazarene University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. Northwest Nazarene University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Nampa, Idaho. The school has a small population, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Social Work at Northwest Nazarene University
The University of Montana landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. The University of Montana is located in Missoula, Montana and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 46 bachelors’s social work degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Social Work at The University of Montana
University of Utah did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #7. University of Utah is a large school located in Salt Lake City, Utah that handed out 130 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
With a ranking of #8, University of Wyoming did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in Laramie, Wyoming, this fairly large public school handed out 41 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s social work students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Colorado State University - Fort Collins ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Fort Collins, Colorado is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s social work degrees to 98 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Colorado Mesa University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in Grand Junction, Colorado, this medium-sized public school handed out 23 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s social work students in 2020-2021.
Utah State University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. USU is a large public school situated in Logan, Utah. It awarded 78 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Weber State University ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Weber State University is a large public school situated in Ogden, Utah. It awarded 69 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Boise State University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Boise State is a public institution located in Boise, Idaho. The school has a large population, and it awarded 62 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Idaho State University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in Pocatello, Idaho, this fairly large public school awarded 22 degrees to qualified bachelors’s social work students in 2020-2021.
Brigham Young University - Idaho did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #15. BYU - I is a private not-for-profit institution located in Rexburg, Idaho. The school has a large population, and it awarded 56 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Utah Valley University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Utah Valley University is a large public school situated in Orem, Utah. It awarded 51 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Colorado at Colorado Springs landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. University of Colorado at Colorado Springs is a fairly large public school situated in Colorado Springs, Colorado. It awarded 0 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Brigham Young University - Provo ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Brigham Young University - Provo is a private not-for-profit institution located in Provo, Utah. The school has a large population, and it awarded 38 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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