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2022 Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Alabama For Those Getting Aid

6 Ranked Colleges
529 Degrees Awarded
$23,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master's in Alabama For Those Getting Aid

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Alabama For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

With 56,762 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, social work is the 8th most popular major in the United States.

Across Alabama, there were 1,092 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 529 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $54,487 and $41,507 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Alabama For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in social work. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent social work programs, but they also 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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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Alabama For Those Getting Aid” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Alabama For Those Getting Aid

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

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Work in Alabama (With Aid)

#1

Troy University

Troy, Alabama
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Troy University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Alabama For Those Getting Aid list. TROY is a public institution located in Troy, Alabama. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 129 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

TROY also took the #3 spot in our “Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at TROY are $16,156.

Read full report on Social Work at Troy University

#2

Jacksonville State University

Jacksonville, Alabama
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Jacksonville State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Alabama For Those Getting Aid list. Jacksonville State University is a medium-sized school located in Jacksonville, Alabama that handed out 23 masters’s social work degrees in 2019-2020.

Jacksonville State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Jacksonville State University are $20,200, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Social Work at Jacksonville State University

#3

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, Alabama
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Alabama For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Alabama landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, this large public school awarded 255 degrees to qualified masters’s social work students in 2019-2020.

UA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UA are $30,940, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Social Work at The University of Alabama

#4

Alabama A & M University

Normal, Alabama
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Alabama A & M University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Alabama For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Normal, Alabama, this medium-sized public school handed out 80 diplomas to qualified masters’s social work students in 2019-2020.

AAMU also made our “Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at Alabama A & M University are $21,574, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full AAMU Social Work Report

#5

Alabama State University

Montgomery, Alabama
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Alabama For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Alabama State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Alabama State University is a small school located in Montgomery, Alabama that handed out 10 masters’s social work degrees in 2019-2020.

Alabama State also took the #6 spot in our “Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Alabama State are $17,572.

Full Alabama State Social Work Report

#6

Auburn University

Auburn, Alabama
#2 in overall quality

Auburn University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Alabama For Those Getting Aid list. Auburn, Alabama is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s social work degrees to 16 students in 2019-2020.

Auburn not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Auburn are $31,956, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Social Work at Auburn

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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