2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Clinical/Medical Social Work in the Plains States Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Clinical/Medical Social Work Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 2,060 people earned their degree in clinical/medical social work, making the major the 312th most popular in the United States.

Across the Plains States region, there were 272 clinical/medical social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 150 clinical/medical social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Clinical/Medical Social Work Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in clinical/medical social work. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great clinical/medical social work programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the clinical/medical social work program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Clinical/Medical Social Work Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Clinical/Medical Social Work Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region master’s degree clinical/medical social work students.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Clinical/Medical Social Work in the Plains States Region

#1

Capella University

Minneapolis, Minnesota

#1 in overall quality

$14,767 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Capella University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Clinical/Medical Social Work Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region. Capella University is a large school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota that handed out 106 masters’s clinical/medical social work degrees in 2019-2020.

Capella University also made our “Best Clinical/Medical Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Capella University are $14,767, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Clinical/Medical Social Work at Capella University

#2

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, South Dakota

#2 in overall quality

$12,637 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Clinical/Medical Social Work Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Dakota landed the #2 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Vermillion, South Dakota, and it awarded 44 masters’s clinical/medical social work degrees in 2019-2020.

USD not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Clinical/Medical Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at USD are $12,637, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Clinical/Medical Social Work at USD

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Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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