2022 Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Illinois” 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 Illinois, there were 2,650 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 25 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,900 and $148,219 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the social work program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The social work school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois”.

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Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois

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

Top 4 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Work in Illinois

#1

Aurora University

Aurora, Illinois

#4 in overall quality

$13,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Aurora University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois list. Aurora University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Aurora, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 8 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Aurora, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Social Work Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Aurora are $13,200.

Read more about Social Work at Aurora

#2

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Champaign, Illinois

#2 in overall quality

$30,083 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #2 spot on the list. UIUC is located in Champaign, Illinois and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s social work degrees to qualified students.

UIUC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Social Work Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are $30,083, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Social Work at UIUC

#3

Loyola University Chicago

Chicago, Illinois

#3 in overall quality

$19,154 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Loyola University Chicago. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois list. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s social work degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our illinois doctor’s degree social work students list, Loyola Chicago has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Social Work Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Loyola Chicago are $19,154.

Read more about Social Work at Loyola University Chicago

#4

University of Chicago

Chicago, Illinois

#1 in overall quality

$61,548 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Chicago. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois list. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 11 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s social work students in 2019-2020.

UChicago did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Social Work Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UChicago are $61,548, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Chicago Social Work Report

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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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