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2023 Most Popular Social Work Schools in Colorado

5 Colleges
$38,998 Avg Salary
$26,560 Avg Student Debt

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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Social Work Schools in Colorado ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Colorado to see which 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for social work majors pursuing a .

#1

University of Denver

Denver, CO

Our 2023 rankings named University of Denver the most popular school in Colorado for social work students. Located in the city of Denver, DU is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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The excellent programs at Metropolitan State University of Denver helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best social work schools in Colorado. Located in the large city of Denver, MSU Denver is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Full Social Work at Metropolitan State University of Denver Report

The excellent programs at Colorado State University - Fort Collins helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best social work schools in Colorado. Colorado State is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Fort Collins.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Colorado State University - Pueblo is a great place for social work students. Colorado State University - Pueblo is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Pueblo.

Full Social Work at Colorado State University - Pueblo Report

Out of the 5 schools in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs landed the # 5 spot on the list. UCCS is a large public school located in the large city of Colorado Springs.

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Best Social Work Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

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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 5 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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