2022 Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Kansas For Those Making $48-$75k

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 Kansas For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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

Across Kansas, there were 661 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 365 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $51,499 and $30,950 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Kansas For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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

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

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income $48-$75k) in Kansas

#1

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas

#1 in overall quality

$25,007 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kansas. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Kansas For Those Making $48-$75k list. Lawrence, Kansas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s social work degrees to 207 students in 2019-2020.

KU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Kansas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Kansas are $25,007, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Kansas Social Work Report

#2

Washburn University

Topeka, Kansas

#3 in overall quality

$19,206 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Kansas For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Washburn University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Topeka, Kansas, this medium-sized public school handed out 60 degrees to qualified masters’s social work students in 2019-2020.

Washburn University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Kansas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Washburn University are $19,206, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Social Work at Washburn University

#3

Wichita State University

Wichita, Kansas

#2 in overall quality

$15,112 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wichita State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Kansas For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Wichita, Kansas, this fairly large public school handed out 49 degrees to qualified masters’s social work students in 2019-2020.

WSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Kansas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at WSU are $15,112, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Social Work at Wichita State University

#4

Newman University

Wichita, Kansas

#4 in overall quality

$8,484 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Newman University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Kansas For Those Making $48-$75k. Wichita, Kansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s social work degrees to 49 students in 2019-2020.

Newman University also made our “Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Kansas” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at Newman University are $8,484, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Social Work at Newman University

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