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

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Utah” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Social Work is the 12th most popular major in the country with 57,618 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 Utah, there were 655 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,017 and $23,893 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 306 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Utah” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in social work. 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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

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

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Work in Utah

#1

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah

#1 in overall quality

$24,695 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$47,409 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Utah. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Utah. This large school is located in Salt Lake City, Utah, and it awarded 172 masters’s social work degrees in 2019-2020.

U of U also took the #1 spot in our “Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Utah” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Utah are $24,695.

Read more about Social Work at University of Utah

#2

Brigham Young University - Provo

Provo, Utah

#2 in overall quality

$7,510 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$44,711 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brigham Young University - Provo. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Utah list. Brigham Young University - Provo is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Provo, Utah. It awarded 41 masters’s social work degrees in 2019-2020.

BYU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Utah” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at BYU are $7,510, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

Utah State University

Logan, Utah

#3 in overall quality

$22,598 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$45,852 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Utah State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Utah list. Utah State University is a large public school situated in Logan, Utah. It awarded 42 masters’s social work degrees in 2019-2020.

USU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Utah” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at USU are $22,598, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Social Work at Utah State University

#4

Utah Valley University

Orem, Utah

#4 in overall quality

$26,657 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Utah Valley University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Utah. UVU is located in Orem, Utah and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 51 masters’s social work degrees to qualified students.

UVU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Utah” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UVU are $26,657, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Social Work at Utah Valley University

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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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