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

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Oklahoma” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Oklahoma, there were 379 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,533 and $25,702 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 205 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 Oklahoma” ranking looked at 2 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.

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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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

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

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

#1

University of Oklahoma Norman Campus

Norman, Oklahoma

#1 in overall quality

$23,236 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$46,182 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Oklahoma. University of Oklahoma is a large public school situated in Norman, Oklahoma. It awarded 175 masters’s social work degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Oklahoma also took the #1 spot in our “Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Oklahoma” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus are $23,236, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Social Work at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus

#2

Northeastern State University

Tahlequah, Oklahoma

#2 in overall quality

$10,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northeastern State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Oklahoma. Northeastern State University is located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 30 masters’s social work degrees to qualified students.

NSU also made our “Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Oklahoma” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at NSU are $10,600, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Social Work at NSU

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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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