2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Work in Minnesota (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 Minnesota For Those Getting Aid” 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 Minnesota, there were 1,906 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 111 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,467 and $103,128 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in Minnesota For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer 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.

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 Doctorate in Minnesota For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for minnesota doctor’s degree social work students with aid.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Work in Minnesota (With Aid)

#1

Capella University

Minneapolis, Minnesota

#3 in overall quality

$14,767 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Capella University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in Minnesota For Those Getting Aid list. Capella University is a large private for-profit school situated in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It awarded 60 doctorate’s social work degrees in 2019-2020.

Capella University also made our “Best Social Work Doctor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Capella University are $14,767, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Social Work at Capella University

#2

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota

#3 in overall quality

$28,845 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in Minnesota For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #2 spot on the list. UMN Twin Cities is a public institution located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UMN Twin Cities did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Social Work Doctor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMN Twin Cities are $28,845, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Social Work Report

#3

University of St Thomas Minnesota

Saint Paul, Minnesota

#1 in overall quality

$24,814 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in Minnesota For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of St Thomas Minnesota landed the #3 spot on the list. UST MN is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 15 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UST MN also took the #1 spot in our “Best Social Work Doctor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of St Thomas Minnesota are $24,814.

Read full report on Social Work at University of St Thomas Minnesota

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Work in the Plains States 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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