2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Work in Maryland

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 Maryland” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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

Across Maryland, there were 1,202 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 12 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $76,340 and $104,765 respectively.

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.

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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 Doctorate in Maryland” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in Maryland

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in Maryland.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Work in Maryland

#1

University of Maryland - Baltimore

Baltimore, Maryland

#1 in overall quality

$34,877 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Maryland - Baltimore. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in Maryland. UMB is a medium-sized public school situated in Baltimore, Maryland. It awarded 9 doctorate’s social work degrees in 2019-2020.

UMB also took the #1 spot in our “Best Social Work Doctor’s Degree Schools in Maryland” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Maryland - Baltimore are $34,877, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Social Work at UMB

#2

Morgan State University

Baltimore, Maryland

#2 in overall quality

$17,339 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, Morgan State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Morgan State University is a medium-sized school located in Baltimore, Maryland that handed out 3 doctorate’s social work degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Morgan State, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Social Work Doctor’s Degree Schools in Maryland” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Morgan State University are $17,339, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Social Work at Morgan State University

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Work in the Middle Atlantic Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Work

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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