by our College Data Analytics Team
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 “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2021-2022, 58,923 people earned their degree in social work, making the major the 13th most popular in the United States. In , social work graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $37,585 and had an average of $29,565 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 2,723 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,994 and $27,008 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 909 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,140 and $21,982 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. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in social work.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Rocky Mountains Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lewis - Clark State College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Lewis - Clark State College is a small school located in Lewiston, Idaho that handed out 45 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 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, Colorado State University - Pueblo landed the #2 spot on the list. Colorado State University - Pueblo is a medium-sized school located in Pueblo, Colorado that handed out 31 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Social Work at Colorado State University - Pueblo
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Salish Kootenai College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. SKC is a small school located in Pablo, Montana that handed out 3 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2021-2022.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Metropolitan State University of Denver. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. Located in Denver, Colorado, this fairly large public school handed out 95 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s social work students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% 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%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwest Nazarene University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. This small school is located in Nampa, Idaho, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
The University of Montana came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. UM is a medium-sized public school situated in Missoula, Montana. It awarded 42 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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. This large school is located in Salt Lake City, Utah, and it awarded 126 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
University of Wyoming ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. This fairly large school is located in Laramie, Wyoming, and it awarded 41 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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%.
Colorado State University - Fort Collins came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Colorado State is a public institution located in Fort Collins, Colorado. The school has a large population, and it awarded 88 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Colorado State University - Fort Collins Social Work Report
Colorado Mesa University 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 #10. Colorado Mesa is a public institution located in Grand Junction, Colorado. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Utah State University ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. This large school is located in Logan, Utah, and it awarded 64 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Weber State University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. WSU is a public institution located in Ogden, Utah. The school has a large population, and it awarded 90 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Boise State University ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. This large school is located in Boise, Idaho, and it awarded 69 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.0% 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%.
With a ranking of #14, Idaho State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. ISU is a fairly large school located in Pocatello, Idaho that handed out 32 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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. Brigham Young University - Idaho is a large school located in Rexburg, Idaho that handed out 95 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.0% 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%.
Utah Valley University landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Utah Valley University is a public institution located in Orem, Utah. The school has a large population, and it awarded 51 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Colorado at Colorado Springs 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 #17. This fairly large school is located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Social Work at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
Brigham Young University - Provo landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. BYU is located in Provo, Utah and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 37 bachelors’s social work degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Social Work at Brigham Young University - Provo
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