2022 Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Michigan
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 Master’s in Michigan” 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 Michigan, there were 2,425 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 1,308 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,608 and $41,198 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Michigan” ranking looked at 11 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in social work. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality social work programs that also have a lower cost than 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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Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Michigan
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Michigan.
Top 11 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Work in Michigan
Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Spring Arbor University landed the #1 spot on the list. Spring Arbor is a small school located in Spring Arbor, Michigan that handed out 103 masters’s social work degrees in 2019-2020.
Spring Arbor also made our “Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list, coming in at #6. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Spring Arbor University are $8,232.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Michigan. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is a large school located in Ann Arbor, Michigan that handed out 379 masters’s social work degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at U-M, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at U-M are $49,548.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ferris State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Michigan. This fairly large school is located in Big Rapids, Michigan, and it awarded 29 masters’s social work degrees in 2019-2020.
Ferris also made our “Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list, coming in at #9. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ferris State University are $7,908, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Michigan State University landed the #4 spot on the list. East Lansing, Michigan is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s social work degrees to 27 students in 2019-2020.
Michigan State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan State University are $37,056, but some majors have different tuition rates.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Grand Valley State University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Michigan. GVSU is located in Allendale, Michigan and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 143 masters’s social work degrees to qualified students.
GVSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at GVSU are $17,448.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wayne State University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Michigan list. This large school is located in Detroit, Michigan, and it awarded 322 masters’s social work degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our michigan master’s degree social work students list, Wayne State has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wayne State University are $37,215, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Western Michigan University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Michigan ranking. Western Michigan University is located in Kalamazoo, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 113 masters’s social work degrees to qualified students.
WMU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Western Michigan University are $31,355, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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Eastern Michigan University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Michigan list. Eastern Michigan is located in Ypsilanti, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 60 masters’s social work degrees to qualified students.
Eastern Michigan did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Eastern Michigan University are $26,552, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Saginaw Valley State University landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Michigan ranking. Saginaw Valley State University is located in University Center, Michigan and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 56 masters’s social work degrees to qualified students.
Saginaw Valley State University also took the #10 spot in our “Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Saginaw Valley State University are $28,780, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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Madonna University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Michigan list. Madonna University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Livonia, Michigan. It awarded 48 masters’s social work degrees in 2019-2020.
Madonna also took the #8 spot in our “Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Madonna University are $16,200, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Andrews University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Michigan ranking. Andrews is located in Berrien Springs, Michigan and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 28 masters’s social work degrees to qualified students.
Andrews not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Andrews University are $28,910, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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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%.
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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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