2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Social Work in District of Columbia

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Social Work Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia” 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 District of Columbia, there were 293 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $48,067 and $47,603 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 57 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $44,446 and $25,767 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Social Work Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in social work. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great social work programs and 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The social work school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Social Work Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia”.

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Best Value Social Work Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Social Work Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia.

Top 2 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Social Work in District of Columbia

#1

University of the District of Columbia

Washington, District of Columbia

#2 in overall quality

$15,894 Average Net Price

$35,600 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of the District of Columbia. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Social Work Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia list. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this small public school awarded 15 degrees to qualified bachelors’s social work students in 2019-2020.

University of the District of Columbia also made our “Best Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list, coming in at #2. The estimated yearly cost for University of the District of Columbia is $15,894 for District of Columbia Bachelor’s Degree Social Work students.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read more about Social Work at University of the District of Columbia

#2

Gallaudet University

Washington, District of Columbia

#1 in overall quality

$14,595 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Gallaudet University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Social Work Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia list. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s social work degrees to 22 students in 2019-2020.

Gallaudet also took the #1 spot in our “Best Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Gallaudet University is $14,595 for district of columbia bachelor’s degree social work students.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Full Gallaudet University Social Work Report

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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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