Here are some tips for selecting schools, based on an analysis comparing each school to all others across dozens of factors:
Schools Concentrating On Family And School Social Workers
- Focus: For schools with a focus on this career area, look at Metro State, Colorado State, UCDHSC, and Colorado State.
Fastest Response From Schools
- Request Info: For the fastest information for prospective students, look at the Spotlight schools on this page.
Student Body
- Part-Time: For schools emphasizing part-time studies, consider Metro State, UCDHSC, Colorado State, and UCCS.
- Diverse: For a diverse student body, consider Colorado State and UCDHSC.
- Adult Learners: For lots of adult learners, consider Colorado State, UCCS, UCDHSC, and University of Denver.
School Setting
- Out of State: For geographic diversity, take note of University of Denver, Colorado State, UCCS, and Northern Colorado.
- Dorms: For a residential campus environment, take note of Northern Colorado, University of Denver, Colorado State, and Colorado State.
Excellence
- SAT: For students with high SAT scores, look at University of Denver and Colorado State.
- Class Size: For small class sizes, look at University of Denver, Colorado State, Northern Colorado, and UCDHSC.
Student/Alumnus Reviews of Schools for This Career and State
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Metro State College Of Denver • Denver, CO
Studying Human Services (completion in 2010)
• 1/25/2012
"I would go back for any educational need, be it for a single class or for a masters degree."
Ratings are on a 1-10 scale
| Characteristic | Rating | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Would Recommend? | yes | It is very affordable the professors are the best I have had. It has classes that start early or late or on weekends depending on a person's schedule. I have been to 6 different colleges in 2 different states and in 2 different countries. |
| Program Reputation | 8 | I feel that it is a very strong program and has a good reputation. It's an excellent value for the cost verses any other school in the state. |
| Program Quality | 10 | The professors were amazing. They had real life experience and they were there to help all, the students, through the program. They were very understanding of students' life events. |
| Instruction | 9 | I had projects and assignments that were related to real life situations in a safe environment that left room for errors. |
| How Difficult | 8 | Some of the classes were very challenging and required memorization of many terms. The classes that required participation in therapy methods were difficult because they drew from personal experiences. |
| Hands-On vs. Bookish | A perfect mix. I learned from hands on experience and from books. Things like group therapy was involved actual group exercises and book learning along with group projects with research. | |
| Schedule Flexibility | 10 | I worked full time and went to school full time. If my school had not had so many night and weekend classes I may still be working on my degree. I would go back in a heart beat to this school. |
| Academic Facilities | 10 | I had no problem accessing my professors for help. I could call them and email as well as visit them during the office hours. I found that many other students were willing to have study groups on weekends and were flexible. |
| Social Life | 10 | My school is not super traditional. I personally did not take part in the traditional school activities due to working full time and going to school full time, however I did see advertising for various social activities. |
| Placement Services | 7 | I have never used the service. I have always found my job on my own, though in 2 of my classes the career placement rep came into the class to review resumes and go over interviewing skills. |
| Alumni Network | 7 | I have never used the alumni network. I have gotten notices and magazines from it, but I have not used it. |
University Of Colorado - Colorado Springs • Colorado Springs, CO
Studying MA - Sociology (completion in 2004)
• 4/15/2012
"I loved the experience, what I learned, and the staff. I think I got an excellent education."
Ratings are on a 1-10 scale
| Characteristic | Rating | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Would Recommend? | yes | I would recommend both the school and my area of study. It was a great experience. |
| Program Reputation | 10 | CO - Springs has been cultivating new students, areas of study, etc. for years. When I attended, it was a smaller commuter college, and now there are dorms, lots of program choices, and a good name in our state. |
| Program Quality | 10 | My sociology teachers were wonderful and thought-provoking. I loved the discussion, theory, and openness to ideas. |
| Instruction | 10 | I had very dedicated, creative instructors. They seemed to really care about us and our growth in the field. |
| How Difficult | 8 | I have always enjoyed learning, so didn't find the course of study difficult. The difficulty was in working and going to school at the same time. |
| Hands-On vs. Bookish | Sociology is very theory-based, so not a ton of hands on learning occurred. We did participate in studies and had to design one, but most of the work was book/papers/oral. | |
| Schedule Flexibility | 5 | Classes were offered day and evening. Still, working and going to school was challenging. Weekends would have helped. |
| Academic Facilities | 8 | I felt the facilities were good. When I attended, nothing was over the top good, but I understand this has improved. |
| Social Life | 10 | The sociology dept. was fairly small, so I had a lot of opportunity to bond with other students. I didn't participate in clubs or things like that, but they were available. |
| Placement Services | I did not receive any assistance in this area. No school official mentioned this to me. | |
| Alumni Network | I don't have contact or participate. I'm not sure if there even is an alumni network. |
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