2022 Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in Indiana For Those Getting Aid

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in Indiana For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 Indiana, there were 1,595 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,467 and $26,564 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 5 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $77,113 and $102,081 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great 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 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 Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in Indiana For Those Getting Aid” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in Indiana For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in Indiana For Those Getting Aid.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Work in Indiana (With Aid)

#1

Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis

Indianapolis, Indiana

#1 in overall quality

$26,013 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in Indiana For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Indianapolis, Indiana, this large public school awarded 5 degrees to qualified doctorate’s social work students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at IUPUI, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Social Work Doctor’s Degree Schools in Indiana” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at IUPUI are $26,013, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Social Work at IUPUI

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Work in the Great Lakes Region (With Aid)
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (With Aid)

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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