2022 Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in West Virginia For Those Making $75-$110k

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 Master’s in West Virginia For Those Making $75-$110k” 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 West Virginia, there were 350 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 151 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in West Virginia For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer 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 West Virginia For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in West Virginia For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income $75-$110k) in West Virginia

#1

Marshall University

Huntington, West Virginia

#2 in overall quality

$21,162 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Marshall University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in West Virginia For Those Making $75-$110k. Marshall University is a public institution located in Huntington, West Virginia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 42 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Marshall University also made our “Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in West Virginia” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Marshall University are $21,162, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Marshall University Social Work Report

#2

Concord University

Athens, West Virginia

#3 in overall quality

$9,158 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in West Virginia For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Concord University landed the #2 spot on the list. Concord University is a small school located in Athens, West Virginia that handed out 68 masters’s social work degrees in 2019-2020.

Concord University also took the #3 spot in our “Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in West Virginia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Concord University are $9,158, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Social Work at Concord University

#3

West Virginia University

Morgantown, West Virginia

#1 in overall quality

$26,154 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend West Virginia University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in West Virginia For Those Making $75-$110k. This large school is located in Morgantown, West Virginia, and it awarded 41 masters’s social work degrees in 2019-2020.

WVU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in West Virginia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at WVU are $26,154, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Social Work at WVU

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income $75-$110k) in the Southeast Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income $75-$110k)

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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