2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income $0-$30k) in Virginia

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Doctorate in Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Social Work is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 8th of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 56,762 degrees were awarded to students with this major.

Across Virginia, there were 951 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 4 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in social work. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality social work programs that also have a lower cost than 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for virginia doctor’s degree social work students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income $0-$30k) in Virginia

#1

Virginia Commonwealth University

Richmond, Virginia

#1 in overall quality

$29,228 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Virginia Commonwealth University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k. VCU is a large public school situated in Richmond, Virginia. It awarded 1 doctorate’s social work degrees in 2019-2020.

VCU also took the #1 spot in our “Best Social Work Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia Commonwealth University are $29,228, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Virginia Commonwealth University Social Work Report

#2

Norfolk State University

Norfolk, Virginia

#1 in overall quality

$24,742 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Norfolk State University landed the #2 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Norfolk, Virginia, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s social work degrees in 2019-2020.

Norfolk State also took the #1 spot in our “Best Social Work Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Norfolk State are $24,742, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Social Work at Norfolk State

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income $0-$30k)

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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