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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income $75-$110k) in Missouri

7 Ranked Colleges
606 Degrees Awarded
$26,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master's in Missouri For Those Making $75-$110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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

Across Missouri, there were 1,059 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 606 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $51,588 and $39,214 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered 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.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best for missouri master’s degree social work students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income $75-$110k) in Missouri

#1

Washington University in St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Washington University in St Louis. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Making $75-$110k. WUSTL is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 247 masters’s social work degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at WUSTL, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Washington University in St Louis are $56,562.

Read full report on Social Work at WUSTL

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Missouri - Columbia. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Making $75-$110k. This large school is located in Columbia, Missouri, and it awarded 102 masters’s social work degrees in 2019-2020.

Mizzou not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Mizzou are $27,193, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Missouri - Columbia Social Work Report

#3

University of Missouri - St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Missouri - St Louis. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Making $75-$110k. University of Missouri - St Louis is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 61 masters’s social work degrees to qualified students.

UMSL not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMSL are $30,154, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Social Work at UMSL

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Missouri State University - Springfield. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Making $75-$110k. Missouri State University - Springfield is a large school located in Springfield, Missouri that handed out 31 masters’s social work degrees in 2019-2020.

Missouri State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Missouri State are $12,042, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Social Work at Missouri State University - Springfield

#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Missouri - Kansas City. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Making $75-$110k. UMKC is located in Kansas City, Missouri and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 51 masters’s social work degrees to qualified students.

UMKC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Missouri - Kansas City are $26,699, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Social Work at University of Missouri - Kansas City

#6

Park University

Parkville, Missouri
#7 in overall quality

Park University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Parkville, Missouri, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 33 diplomas to qualified masters’s social work students in 2019-2020.

Park University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Park University are $6,224, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Social Work at Park University

#7

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, Missouri
#3 in overall quality

Saint Louis University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Making $75-$110k list. Saint Louis, Missouri is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s social work degrees to 81 students in 2019-2020.

SLU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Saint Louis University are $22,074, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full SLU Social Work Report

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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