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2023 Best Value Social Work Bachelor's Degree Schools in Rhode Island

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$33,345 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$31,612 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Social Work Bachelor's Degree School for You

Social Work is the #22 most popular major in Rhode Island with 215 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. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Social Work Bachelor's Degree Schools in Rhode Island ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Rhode Island to see which bachelor's 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island

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

Best Rhode Island Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Social Work

#1

Rhode Island College

Providence, RI

Our 2023 rankings named Rhode Island College the best value school in Rhode Island for social work students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Providence, RIC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at RIC are $10,702 a year. On average, social work graduates from RIC take out $25,151 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

Full Social Work at Rhode Island College Report

#2

Providence College

Providence, RI

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Providence College is a great value for social work students working on their bachelor’s degree. Providence is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Providence.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Providence are $55,988 per year.

Providence also made our Best Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island list, coming in at #2.

Full Social Work at Providence College Report

Best Value Social Work Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Value Social Work Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 2,067
Connecticut 694
New Hampshire 171
Maine 352
Vermont 121

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 2 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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