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2023 Best Value Social Work Bachelor's Degree Schools in Oklahoma

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$7,874 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$31,612 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 340 degrees and certificates were awarded to social work students who went to a Oklahoma college or university. This makes it the #29 most popular major in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

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 Oklahoma ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Oklahoma 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 Oklahoma

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

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

Our analysis found Northeastern State University to be the best value school for social work students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Oklahoma. NSU is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Tahlequah.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at NSU are $7,115 a year. On average, social work graduates from NSU take out $31,163 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

Full Social Work at Northeastern State University Report

Out of the 3 schools in Oklahoma that were part of this year’s ranking, East Central University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the town of Ada, ECU is a public school with a small student population.

ECU undergraduate students pay an average of $7,195 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Social Work at East Central University Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is a great value for social work students working on their bachelor’s degree. University of Oklahoma is a fairly large public school located in the midsize suburb of Norman.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at University of Oklahoma are $9,312 a year. The average amount in student loans that social work majors at University of Oklahoma take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $25,051.

University of Oklahoma not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oklahoma list.

Read full report on Social Work at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus

Best Value Social Work Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 4,151
Arizona 1,294
New Mexico 418

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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