2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Work in the Plains States Region
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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 the Plains States region, there were 4,575 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,827 and $29,452 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 129 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,701 and $106,703 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in social work. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality social work programs that also have a lower cost than 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region.
Top 9 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Work in the Plains States Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Walden University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region list. Walden University is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 32 doctorate’s social work degrees to qualified students.
Walden University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Social Work Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Walden University are $10,716, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Capella University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region. Capella University is a private for-profit institution located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The school has a large population, and it awarded 60 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Capella University, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Social Work Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Capella University are $14,767.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of St Thomas Minnesota. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region. UST MN is a medium-sized school located in Saint Paul, Minnesota that handed out 15 doctorate’s social work degrees in 2019-2020.
UST MN not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Social Work Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of St Thomas Minnesota are $24,814, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kansas landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Lawrence, Kansas, this large public school handed out 4 degrees to qualified doctorate’s social work students in 2019-2020.
KU also took the #7 spot in our “Best Social Work Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Kansas are $25,007, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Louis University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region list. This fairly large school is located in Saint Louis, Missouri, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s social work degrees in 2019-2020.
SLU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Social Work Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at SLU are $22,074, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
University of Missouri - Columbia landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region ranking. Mizzou is located in Columbia, Missouri and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s social work degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Mizzou, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Social Work Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Missouri - Columbia are $27,193, but some majors have different tuition rates.
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region list. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this large public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s social work students in 2019-2020.
UMN Twin Cities did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Social Work Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities are $28,845, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
University of Iowa ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region list. University of Iowa is a large school located in Iowa City, Iowa that handed out 1 doctorate’s social work degrees in 2019-2020.
Iowa also took the #7 spot in our “Best Social Work Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa are $27,613, but some majors have different tuition rates.
With a ranking of #8, Washington University in St Louis did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region list. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 9 degrees to qualified doctorate’s social work students in 2019-2020.
WUSTL not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Social Work Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at WUSTL are $56,562.
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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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