2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income $75-$110k) in Virginia

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 57,618 people earned their degree in social work, making the major the 12th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, social work graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $36,459 and had an average of $30,084 in loans still to pay off.

Across Virginia, there were 951 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,492 and $31,406 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 349 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in social work. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent social work programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the social work program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income $75-$110k) in Virginia

#1

George Mason University

Fairfax, Virginia

#2 in overall quality

$37,410 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$51,762 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Mason University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $75-$110k list. George Mason University is a large public school situated in Fairfax, Virginia. It awarded 87 masters’s social work degrees in 2019-2020.

GMU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at GMU are $37,410.

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#2

Virginia Commonwealth University

Richmond, Virginia

#1 in overall quality

$29,228 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$44,699 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Commonwealth University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $75-$110k list. This large school is located in Richmond, Virginia, and it awarded 173 masters’s social work degrees in 2019-2020.

VCU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia Commonwealth University are $29,228, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

Radford University

Radford, Virginia

#3 in overall quality

$21,382 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$40,089 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Radford University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Radford, Virginia, this fairly large public school awarded 47 diplomas to qualified masters’s social work students in 2019-2020.

Radford also took the #3 spot in our “Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Radford are $21,382, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Social Work at Radford University

#4

Norfolk State University

Norfolk, Virginia

#4 in overall quality

$24,742 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$45,604 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Norfolk State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Norfolk, Virginia is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s social work degrees to 42 students in 2019-2020.

Norfolk State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Norfolk State University are $24,742, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Social Work at Norfolk State University

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income $75-$110k) in the Southeast Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income $75-$110k)

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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