2022 Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia” ranking - to help you make that 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 Virginia, there were 951 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,492 and $31,406 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 4 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent social work programs, but they also 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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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 Doctorate in Virginia”.

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Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia

The colleges and universities below are the best for virginia doctor’s degree social work students.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Work in Virginia

#1

Virginia Commonwealth University

Richmond, Virginia

#1 in overall quality

$29,228 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Commonwealth University landed the #1 spot on the list. Richmond, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s social work degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

VCU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Social Work Doctor’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.

Read full report on Social Work at Virginia Commonwealth University

#1

Norfolk State University

Norfolk, Virginia

#1 in overall quality

$24,742 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Norfolk State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia list. Located in Norfolk, Virginia, this medium-sized public school handed out 3 degrees to qualified doctorate’s social work students in 2019-2020.

Norfolk State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Social Work Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Norfolk State University are $24,742, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Social Work at Norfolk State

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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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