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2022 Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in New Jersey For Those Making $48-$75k

1 Ranked Colleges
16 Degrees Awarded
$32,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in New Jersey For Those Making $48-$75k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Doctorate in New Jersey For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 56,762 social work students received their degree, making the major the 8th most popular in the country.

Across New Jersey, there were 1,849 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 16 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $80,871 and $95,555 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent social work programs, but they also cost less that 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in New Jersey For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in New Jersey For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income $48-$75k) in New Jersey

#1

Rutgers University - New Brunswick

New Brunswick, New Jersey
#1 in overall quality
$32,132 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rutgers University - New Brunswick. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in New Jersey For Those Making $48-$75k. This large school is located in New Brunswick, New Jersey, and it awarded 16 doctorate’s social work degrees in 2019-2020.

Rutgers New Brunswick did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Social Work Doctor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rutgers New Brunswick are $32,132, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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%.

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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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