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2023 Best Social Work Schools in Colorado

4 Colleges
$38,998 Avg Salary
$26,560 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Social Work School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, social work was ranked 4th in Colorado. In fact, 844 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best Social Work Schools in Colorado ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 4 schools in Colorado to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Social Work Schools in Colorado

The following schools top our list of the Best Social Work Colleges.

Top Colorado Schools in Social Work

#1

University of Denver

Denver, CO

Our analysis found University of Denver to be the best school for social work students who want to pursue a degree in Colorado. Located in the large city of Denver, DU is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Colorado State University - Fort Collins is a great place for social work students. Colorado State is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Fort Collins.

Full Social Work at Colorado State University - Fort Collins Report

The excellent programs at Colorado State University - Pueblo helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best social work schools in Colorado. Colorado State University - Pueblo is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Pueblo.

Full Social Work at Colorado State University - Pueblo Report

The excellent programs at Metropolitan State University of Denver helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best social work schools in Colorado. Located in the large city of Denver, MSU Denver is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Read full report on Social Work at Metropolitan State University of Denver

Best Social Work Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Utah 371
Idaho 318
Montana 28
Wyoming 32

Social Work is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Public Administration 13,571
Public Policy 3,737
Human Services 1,277
Community Organization & Advocacy 741
Other Public Administration 295

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 the rest 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).
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