2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income $48-$75k) in South Carolina

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

Across South Carolina, there were 451 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 244 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in South Carolina For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in South Carolina For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in South Carolina For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income $48-$75k) in South Carolina

#1

University of South Carolina - Columbia

Columbia, South Carolina

#1 in overall quality

$30,160 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Carolina - Columbia. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in South Carolina For Those Making $48-$75k list. This large school is located in Columbia, South Carolina, and it awarded 196 masters’s social work degrees in 2019-2020.

UofSC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UofSC are $30,160, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Winthrop University

Rock Hill, South Carolina

#2 in overall quality

$30,036 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in South Carolina For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Winthrop University landed the #2 spot on the list. Winthrop University is a public institution located in Rock Hill, South Carolina. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 48 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Winthrop also took the #2 spot in our “Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Winthrop are $30,036, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income $48-$75k) in the Southeast Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income $48-$75k)

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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