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2023 Best Value Social Work Schools in Colorado

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$21,508 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$38,998 Avg Salary

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Social Work Schools in Colorado to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Colorado 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.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Social Work Schools in Colorado

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

Best Colorado Schools for Affordable Quality in Social Work

$9,005 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Colorado State University - Pueblo the best value school in Colorado for social work students. Colorado State University - Pueblo is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Pueblo.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Colorado State University - Pueblo are $9,005 a year.

Full Social Work at Colorado State University - Pueblo Report

$12,188 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Social Work Schools in Colorado list. Colorado State is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Fort Collins.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Colorado State are $12,188 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Colorado State is ranked #2 for overall quality for social work in Colorado.

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$10,021 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Metropolitan State University of Denver is a great value for social work students. Located in the city of Denver, MSU Denver is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at MSU Denver are $10,021 a year.

Full Social Work at Metropolitan State University of Denver Report

#4

University of Denver

Denver, CO
$54,819 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Denver. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Social Work Schools in Colorado list. Located in the large city of Denver, DU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at DU are $54,819 a year.

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Best Value Social Work Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore all the Best Value Social Work Schools in the Rocky Mountains Area or other specific states within that region.

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.

  • 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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