2022 Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Getting 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 Virginia 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 Virginia, there were 951 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 4 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in social work. 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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

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

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Work in Virginia (With Aid)

#1

Norfolk State University

Norfolk, Virginia

#1 in overall quality

$24,742 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Norfolk State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Norfolk, Virginia is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s social work degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

Norfolk State also took the #1 spot in our “Best Social Work Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Norfolk State University are $24,742, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

Virginia Commonwealth University

Richmond, Virginia

#1 in overall quality

$29,228 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Commonwealth University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Getting Aid list. Richmond, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s social work degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

VCU also took the #1 spot in our “Best Social Work Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia Commonwealth University are $29,228, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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• 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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