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

5 Ranked Colleges
597 Degrees Awarded
$25,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master's in Washington

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Master’s in Washington” 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 Washington, there were 888 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,709 and $29,337 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 597 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $62,184 and $46,709 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Washington” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree 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 Washington

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

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Work in Washington

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Washington. University of Washington - Seattle Campus is a public institution located in Seattle, Washington. The school has a large population, and it awarded 248 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UW Seattle also took the #1 spot in our “Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Washington” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Washington - Seattle Campus are $30,294, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

Seattle University

Seattle, Washington
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Seattle University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Washington list. Seattle, Washington is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s social work degrees to 26 students in 2019-2020.

Seattle U also made our “Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Washington” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Seattle U are $14,040, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Seattle U Social Work Report

#3

Eastern Washington University

Cheney, Washington

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Washington University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Washington list. Located in Cheney, Washington, this fairly large public school handed out 185 degrees to qualified masters’s social work students in 2019-2020.

EWU also took the #3 spot in our “Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Washington” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Eastern Washington University are $28,921, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4

Walla Walla University

College Place, Washington

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Walla Walla University landed the #4 spot on the list. College Place, Washington is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s social work degrees to 86 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our washington master’s degree social work students list, Walla Walla U has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Washington” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Walla Walla University are $23,841, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Social Work at Walla Walla University

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Washington - Tacoma Campus landed the #5 spot on the list. Tacoma, Washington is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s social work degrees to 52 students in 2019-2020.

UW Tacoma also made our “Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Washington” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Washington - Tacoma Campus are $30,438, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Washington - Tacoma Campus 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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