2023 Most Popular Social Work Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
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.
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The Most Popular Social Work 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 14 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Social Work program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Social Work Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Social Work Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Social Work Schools
Our analysis found University of Denver to be the most popular school for social work students who want to pursue a degree 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.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boise State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Social Work Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Boise State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Boise.
Out of the 14 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Utah landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public school with a very large student population.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Metropolitan State University of Denver. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Social Work Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the large city of Denver, MSU Denver is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out of the 14 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the # 5 spot on the list. Colorado State is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Fort Collins.
Utah State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for social work students. It came in at #6 on the list. USU is a very large public school located in the small city of Logan.
Utah Valley University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Social Work Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the small city of Orem, UVU is a public school with a very large student population.
Northwest Nazarene University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular social work programs. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Nampa, NNU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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Brigham Young University - Provo did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for social work students. It came in at #9 on the list. BYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Provo.
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University of Wyoming came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Social Work Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the town of Laramie, UW is a public college with a large student population.
Best Social Work Colleges by State
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Colorado | 844 |
Utah | 371 |
Idaho | 318 |
Montana | 28 |
Wyoming | 32 |
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 14 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.
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