2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Work in District of Columbia

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 District of Columbia” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 56,762 social work students received their degree, making the major the 8th most popular in the country.

Across District of Columbia, there were 271 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 220 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,525 and $61,455 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia” ranking looked at 2 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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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 District of Columbia” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Work in District of Columbia

#1

Gallaudet University

Washington, District of Columbia

#2 in overall quality

$18,706 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Gallaudet University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia. Gallaudet is located in Washington, District of Columbia and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 15 masters’s social work degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Gallaudet, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Gallaudet are $18,706, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Gallaudet University Social Work Report

#2

Howard University

Washington, District of Columbia

#1 in overall quality

$34,224 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Howard University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia list. Howard University is a fairly large school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 60 masters’s social work degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Howard, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Howard are $34,224, 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%.

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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