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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

11 Colleges
$16,336 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$31,612 Avg Salary

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

Social Work is the #21 most popular major in Missouri with 924 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

The Best Value Social Work Bachelor's Degree Schools in Missouri ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 11 schools in Missouri to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for social work students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Social Work Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Social Work Bachelor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Missouri Western State University the best value school in Missouri for social work students working on their bachelor’s degree. Missouri Western is a small public school located in the city of Saint Joseph.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Missouri Western are $7,930 per year. Social Work majors at Missouri Western take out an average of $31,202 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Missouri State University - Springfield is a great value for social work students working on their bachelor’s degree. Missouri State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Springfield.

Missouri State undergraduate students pay an average of $8,294 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Social Work majors at Missouri State take out an average of $27,936 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Missouri Southern State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. Missouri Southern is a small public school located in the small city of Joplin.

Missouri Southern undergraduate students pay an average of $7,762 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Social Work majors at Missouri Southern take out an average of $25,100 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Missouri. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. Located in the town of Warrensburg, UCM is a public school with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UCM are $9,078 per year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, social work graduates from UCM carry an average student debtload of $30,846.

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Out of the 11 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Southeast Missouri State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Southeast Missouri State University is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Cape Girardeau.

Southeast Missouri State University undergraduate students pay an average of $8,715 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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University of Missouri - Columbia landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree social work programs. Mizzou is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Columbia.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Mizzou are $11,475 per year.

Mizzou did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri list.

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University of Missouri - St Louis did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for social work students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. UMSL is a large public school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

UMSL undergraduate students pay an average of $12,015 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Social Work majors at UMSL take out an average of $31,774 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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Park University

Parkville, MO

Park University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri ranking. Park University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Parkville.

Park University undergraduate students pay an average of $8,853 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Park University also made our Best Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri list, coming in at #4.

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#9

Lindenwood University

Saint Charles, MO

Lindenwood University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree social work programs. Lindenwood University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Saint Charles.

Lindenwood University undergraduate students pay an average of $18,640 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Hannibal - LaGrange University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree social work programs. HLGU is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Hannibal.

HLGU undergraduate students pay an average of $25,215 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Social Work Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value Social Work Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 2,131
Kansas 623
Iowa 553
Nebraska 262
North Dakota 258
South Dakota 20

Social Work is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Social Work

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 11 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.

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