2022 Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Oregon

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Oregon” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Oregon, there were 541 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,375 and $33,171 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 327 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Oregon” ranking looked at 3 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Oregon

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Oregon.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Work in Oregon

#1

George Fox University

Newberg, Oregon

#3 in overall quality

$14,247 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$43,351 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend George Fox University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Oregon. Newberg, Oregon is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s social work degrees to 52 students in 2019-2020.

GFU also made our “Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Oregon” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at George Fox University are $14,247.

Read full report on Social Work at GFU

#2

Portland State University

Portland, Oregon

#1 in overall quality

$23,784 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$50,186 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Portland State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Oregon. Portland State University is a large school located in Portland, Oregon that handed out 249 masters’s social work degrees in 2019-2020.

Portland State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Oregon” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Portland State University are $23,784, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Portland State University Social Work Report

#3

Pacific University

Forest Grove, Oregon

#2 in overall quality

$35,325 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$48,432 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pacific University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Oregon list. Forest Grove, Oregon is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s social work degrees to 26 students in 2019-2020.

Pacific did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Oregon” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Pacific are $35,325.

Full Pacific 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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