2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income $30-$48k) in District of Columbia

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 District of Columbia, there were 271 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 220 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,525 and $61,455 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 2 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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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 Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $30-$48k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income $30-$48k) in District of Columbia

#1

Gallaudet University

Washington, District of Columbia

#2 in overall quality

$18,706 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Gallaudet University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $30-$48k list. Gallaudet is located in Washington, District of Columbia and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 15 masters’s social work degrees to qualified students.

Gallaudet also took the #2 spot in our “Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Gallaudet are $18,706, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Social Work at Gallaudet University

#2

Howard University

Washington, District of Columbia

#1 in overall quality

$34,224 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Howard University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 60 degrees to qualified masters’s social work students in 2019-2020.

Howard also made our “Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Howard are $34,224, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Social Work at Howard University

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income $30-$48k) in the Middle Atlantic Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income $30-$48k)

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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