2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Work in Arizona

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Arizona” 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 Arizona, there were 1,283 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,300 and $31,050 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 583 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,233 and $38,981 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Arizona” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered 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.

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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The social work school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Arizona”.

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

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

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Work in Arizona

#1

Arizona State University - Skysong

Scottsdale, Arizona

#1 in overall quality

$6,724 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$46,843 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Arizona that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Skysong landed the #1 spot on the list. Arizona State University - Skysong is located in Scottsdale, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 328 masters’s social work degrees to qualified students.

ASU - Skysong not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Arizona State University - Skysong are $6,724, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, Arizona

#2 in overall quality

$19,489 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Arizona University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Arizona list. Northern Arizona University is a large public school situated in Flagstaff, Arizona. It awarded 42 masters’s social work degrees in 2019-2020.

NAU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northern Arizona University are $19,489, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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