2023 Best Value Social Work Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Social Work 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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Social Work Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which programs offered the best value experiences for social work students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
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 Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
Check out the social work programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Top 10 Best Social Work Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Brigham Young University - Provo the best value school in the Rocky Mountains Region for social work students. BYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Provo.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at BYU are $6,120 per year.
BYU also took the #3 spot in our Best Social Work Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region rankings.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Northwest Nazarene University is a great value for social work students. Located in the midsize suburb of Nampa, NNU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at NNU are $34,390 a year.
The excellent programs at Metropolitan State University of Denver helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best social work schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the city of Denver, MSU Denver is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MSU Denver are $27,502 per year.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Wyoming is a great value for social work students. Located in the remote town of Laramie, UW is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UW are $16,957 a year.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Colorado State University - Pueblo is a great value for social work students. Colorado State University - Pueblo is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Pueblo.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Colorado State University - Pueblo are $15,659 per year.
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With a ranking of #6, University of Utah did quite well on this year’s best value schools for social work students. Located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public school with a very large student population.
U of U undergraduate students pay an average of $28,345 in tuition and fees each year.
Utah State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for social work students. It came in at #7 on the list. USU is a very large public school located in the city of Logan.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at USU are $23,435 a year.
Colorado State University - Fort Collins did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for social work students. It came in at #8 on the list. Colorado State is a very large public school located in the city of Fort Collins.
Colorado State undergraduate students pay an average of $31,470 in tuition and fees each year.
Colorado State did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Social Work Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
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Boise State University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value social work programs. Boise State is a very large public school located in the city of Boise.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Boise State are $24,980 per year.
Utah Valley University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Social Work Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the small city of Orem, UVU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UVU are $17,092 a year.
Best Social Work Colleges by State
Explore the best social work schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 13 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).
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