2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Work in South Carolina (With Aid)

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 South Carolina For Those Getting Aid” 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 South Carolina, there were 451 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 3 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality social work programs that also have a lower cost than 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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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in South Carolina For Those Getting Aid” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in South Carolina For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in South Carolina For Those Getting Aid.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Work in South Carolina (With Aid)

#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 Doctorate in South Carolina For Those Getting Aid list. University of South Carolina - Columbia is a large school located in Columbia, South Carolina that handed out 3 doctorate’s social work degrees in 2019-2020.

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

Read more about Social Work at University of South Carolina - Columbia

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Work in the Southeast Region (With Aid)
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (With Aid)

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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