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2023 Best Value Social Work Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$11,330 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$24,161 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Social Work Associate Degree School for You

Social Work is the #13 most popular major in the country with 58,326 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Social Work Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for social work students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Social Work Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for social work majors pursuing a associate degree.

Best Great Lakes Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Social Work

#1

Stark State College

North Canton, OH

Our analysis found Stark State College to be the best value school for social work students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large suburb of North Canton, Stark State College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Stark State College undergraduate students pay an average of $7,406 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that social work majors at Stark State College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $30,929.

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#2

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, MI

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Ferris State University is a great value for social work students working on their associate degree. Ferris is a large public school located in the town of Big Rapids.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Ferris are $13,188 per year.

Ferris excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Social Work Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

Full Social Work at Ferris State University Report

#3

Vincennes University

Vincennes, IN

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Vincennes University is a great value for social work students working on their associate degree. Vincennes University is a large public school located in the town of Vincennes.

Vincennes University undergraduate students pay an average of $15,253 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Social Work at Vincennes University Report

Best Social Work Colleges by State

Explore the best social work schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 2,413
Ohio 2,332
Illinois 2,711
Indiana 1,545
Wisconsin 1,041

One of 5 majors within the area of study, social work has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Public Administration 16,905
Human Services 13,238
Public Policy 6,430
Community Organization & Advocacy 3,096
Other Public Administration 588

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 schools only.

  • 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 the rest 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Army Medicine.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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