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2023 Most Popular Social Work Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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$48,724 Avg Salary
$25,500 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Social Work Graduate Certificate 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Social Work Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Social Work program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Social Work Graduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

University of Denver

Denver, CO

Our 2023 rankings named University of Denver the most popular school in the Rocky Mountains Region for social work students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Denver, DU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 39 students majoring in social work at DU, 5% are male and 95% are female.

Full Social Work at University of Denver Report

#2

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Wyoming is a great place for social work students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the town of Laramie, UW is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Read full report on Social Work at University of Wyoming

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Colorado State University - Fort Collins is a great place for social work students working on their graduate certificate. Colorado State is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Fort Collins.

Of the 7 students majoring in social work at Colorado State, 29% are male and 71% are female.

Full Social Work at Colorado State University - Fort Collins Report

#4

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Utah. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Social Work Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public college with a very large student population.

Read full report on Social Work at University of Utah

Best Social Work Colleges by State

Explore the best social work colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 844
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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