2022 Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in Missouri

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 Missouri” 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 Missouri, there were 1,067 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,864 and $29,895 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 13 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,755 and $111,628 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in Missouri” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the social work program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in Missouri

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in Missouri.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Work in Missouri

#1

University of Missouri - Columbia

Columbia, Missouri

#2 in overall quality

$27,193 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Columbia landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Columbia, Missouri, this large public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified doctorate’s social work students in 2019-2020.

Mizzou not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Social Work Doctor’s Degree Schools in Missouri” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Missouri - Columbia are $27,193, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Social Work at Mizzou

#2

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, Missouri

#3 in overall quality

$22,074 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Saint Louis University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in Missouri. Saint Louis University is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s social work degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our missouri doctor’s degree social work students list, SLU has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Social Work Doctor’s Degree Schools in Missouri” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at SLU are $22,074.

Read more about Social Work at Saint Louis University

#3

Washington University in St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri

#1 in overall quality

$56,562 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$89,008 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington University in St Louis. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in Missouri list. Washington University in St Louis is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Louis, Missouri. It awarded 9 doctorate’s social work degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our missouri doctor’s degree social work students list, WUSTL has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Social Work Doctor’s Degree Schools in Missouri” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at WUSTL are $56,562, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Social Work at WUSTL

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Work in the Plains States Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Work

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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