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2022 Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Making $30-$48k

7 Ranked Colleges
606 Degrees Awarded
$26,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master's in Missouri For Those Making $30-$48k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking.

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 Missouri, there were 1,059 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 606 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $51,588 and $39,214 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the social work program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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

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

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income $30-$48k) in Missouri

#1

Washington University in St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Washington University in St Louis. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Making $30-$48k. Saint Louis, Missouri is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s social work degrees to 247 students in 2019-2020.

WUSTL also took the #1 spot in our “Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Washington University in St Louis are $56,562.

Full WUSTL Social Work Report

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Columbia landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Columbia, Missouri, this large public school handed out 102 diplomas to qualified masters’s social work students in 2019-2020.

Mizzou did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Mizzou are $27,193, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Missouri - Columbia Social Work Report

#3

University of Missouri - St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - St Louis. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Making $30-$48k list. UMSL is a fairly large public school situated in Saint Louis, Missouri. It awarded 61 masters’s social work degrees in 2019-2020.

UMSL did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UMSL are $30,154.

Read more about Social Work at UMSL

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Missouri State University - Springfield. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Making $30-$48k. Springfield, Missouri is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s social work degrees to 31 students in 2019-2020.

Missouri State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Missouri State University - Springfield are $12,042, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Missouri State University - Springfield Social Work Report

#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Kansas City. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Making $30-$48k list. Kansas City, Missouri is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s social work degrees to 51 students in 2019-2020.

UMKC also made our “Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMKC are $26,699, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Social Work at University of Missouri - Kansas City

#6

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, Missouri
#3 in overall quality

Saint Louis University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #6. SLU is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 81 masters’s social work degrees to qualified students.

SLU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at SLU are $22,074.

Read full report on Social Work at Saint Louis University

#7

Park University

Parkville, Missouri
#7 in overall quality

Park University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #7. This fairly large school is located in Parkville, Missouri, and it awarded 33 masters’s social work degrees in 2019-2020.

Park University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Park University are $6,224, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Social Work at Park University

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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