2022 Best Value Social Work Schools in Oklahoma For Those Making $30-$48k

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 in Oklahoma For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Oklahoma, there were 373 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Social Work Schools in Oklahoma For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered 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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Best Value Social Work Schools in Oklahoma For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Social Work Schools in Oklahoma For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 4 Best Value Colleges for Social Work (Income $30-$48k) in Oklahoma

#1

Northeastern State University

Tahlequah, Oklahoma

#2 in overall quality

$7,543 Average Net Price

$39,093 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northeastern State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Social Work Schools in Oklahoma For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, this medium-sized public school handed out 71 degrees to qualified ’s social work students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NSU, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Social Work Schools in Oklahoma” ranking. It costs about $7,543 for oklahoma social work students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Northeastern State University.

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#2

East Central University

Ada, Oklahoma

#4 in overall quality

$8,259 Average Net Price

$36,167 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend East Central University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Social Work Schools in Oklahoma For Those Making $30-$48k. ECU is located in Ada, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 ’s social work degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at ECU, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Social Work Schools in Oklahoma” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for ECU is $8,259 for Oklahoma Social Work students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Social Work at East Central University

#3

University of Oklahoma Norman Campus

Norman, Oklahoma

#1 in overall quality

$17,285 Average Net Price

$49,244 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Social Work Schools in Oklahoma For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Norman, Oklahoma, this large public school awarded 226 degrees to qualified ’s social work students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Oklahoma, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Social Work Schools in Oklahoma” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is $17,285 for Oklahoma Social Work students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 4.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Social Work at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus

#4

Oral Roberts University

Tulsa, Oklahoma

#3 in overall quality

$20,104 Average Net Price

$37,900 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oral Roberts University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Social Work Schools in Oklahoma For Those Making $30-$48k list. Oral Roberts University is a small school located in Tulsa, Oklahoma that handed out 16 ’s social work degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at ORU, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Social Work Schools in Oklahoma” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for ORU is $20,104 for oklahoma social work students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Social Work at ORU

• Best Value Colleges for Social Work (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region
• Best Value 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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