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2024 Best Social Work Schools in Colorado

6 Colleges in Colorado
1,096 Social Work Degrees Awarded
Social Work is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #9 most popular major in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 6 schools in Colorado to determine which ones were the best for social work students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 1,096 degrees in social work to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Social Work School

Best Social Work Schools in Colorado Your choice of social work school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for social work schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Social Work Rankings by Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Social Work
Master's Degrees in Social Work
Doctor's Degrees in Social Work

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Social Work Schools in Colorado list, to help you choose the best school for you. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.


 

Best Schools for Social Work in Colorado

The schools below may not offer all types of social work degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Colorado Schools in Social Work

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In CO
543 Social Work Degrees Awarded

Every student who is interested in social work needs to look into University of Denver. Located in the large city of Denver, DU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #126 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means DU is a great university overall.

There were roughly 543 social work students who graduated with this degree at DU in the most recent data year.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In CO
184 Social Work Degrees Awarded

It's difficult to beat Colorado State University - Fort Collins if you wish to pursue a degree in social work. Colorado State is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Fort Collins. A Best Colleges rank of #156 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Colorado State is a great university overall.

There were approximately 184 social work students who graduated with this degree at Colorado State in the most recent year we have data available.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In CO
55 Social Work Degrees Awarded

Colorado State University - Pueblo is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in social work. Colorado State University - Pueblo is a moderately-sized public university located in the city of Pueblo. This university ranks 27th out of 33 colleges for overall quality in the state of Colorado.

There were approximately 55 social work students who graduated with this degree at Colorado State University - Pueblo in the most recent data year.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In CO
291 Social Work Degrees Awarded

Any student pursuing a degree in social work has to look into Metropolitan State University of Denver. MSU Denver is a fairly large public university located in the city of Denver. This university ranks 26th out of 33 schools for overall quality in the state of Colorado.

There were about 291 social work students who graduated with this degree at MSU Denver in the most recent year we have data available.

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Located in the city of Colorado Springs, UCCS is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #953 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UCCS is a great university overall.More information about a degree in social work from University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

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Colorado Mesa University
Grand Junction, CO
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In CO

Located in the city of Grand Junction, Colorado Mesa is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 28th out of 33 schools for overall quality in the state of Colorado.

There were about 23 social work students who graduated with this degree at Colorado Mesa in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Social Work Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore all the Best Social Work Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Utah 597 754
Idaho 446 563
Montana 340 93
Wyoming 278 88

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Social Work is one of 3 different types of Social Work programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Child Advocacy & Policy 6
Other Social Work 1

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