2022 Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Social Work is the 12th most popular major in the country with 57,618 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, social work graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $36,459 and had an average of $30,084 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 2,268 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,291 and $27,510 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.

For this year’s “Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree 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.

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. 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 For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region doctor’s degree social work students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income $0-$30k) 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 3 schools in the Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Utah landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Salt Lake City, Utah, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s social work degrees in 2019-2020.

U of U also made our “Best Social Work Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at U of U are $24,695, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Social Work at University of Utah

#2

Colorado State University - Fort Collins

Fort Collins, Colorado

#1 in overall quality

$28,055 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Colorado State University - Fort Collins is located in Fort Collins, Colorado and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s social work degrees to qualified students.

Colorado State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Social Work Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Colorado State University - Fort Collins are $28,055, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Colorado State Social Work Report

#3

University of Denver

Denver, Colorado

#1 in overall quality

$52,899 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Denver landed the #3 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Denver, Colorado, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s social work degrees in 2019-2020.

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 you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Social Work at University of Denver

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income $0-$30k)

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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