2023 Best Value Social Work Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Social Work Doctor's Degree School for You
With 33,631 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, social work is the #6 most popular major in the United States.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
The Best Value Social Work Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 2 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for social work students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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2023 Best Value Social Work Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for social work majors pursuing a doctor's degree.
Best Rocky Mountains Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Social Work
Our analysis found University of Utah to be the best value school for social work students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at U of U are $25,705 per year.
The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Denver helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value social work schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the large city of Denver, DU is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
DU graduate students pay an average of $53,943 in tuition and fees each year.
Best Social Work Colleges by State
Explore the best social work colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Colorado | 844 |
Utah | 371 |
Idaho | 318 |
Montana | 28 |
Wyoming | 32 |
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Majors Related to Social Work
Social Work is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 2 schools only.
- 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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Army Medicine.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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