2023 Best Value Social Work Doctor's Degree Schools in Missouri
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Social Work Doctor'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 Doctor'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 3 schools in Missouri to see which ones offered the best value doctor'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.
Best Missouri Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Social Work
Our 2023 rankings named University of Missouri - Columbia the best value school in Missouri for social work students working on their doctor’s degree. Mizzou is a very large public school located in the city of Columbia.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Mizzou are $11,255 a year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Louis University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Social Work Doctor’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. Located in the city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at SLU are $22,614 a year.
SLU also made our Best Social Work Doctor’s Degree Schools in Missouri list, coming in at #4.
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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Washington University in St Louis helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value social work schools in Missouri. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
WUSTL graduate students pay an average of $58,288 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, WUSTL is ranked #1 for overall quality for social work in Missouri.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Minnesota | 2,131 |
| Kansas | 623 |
| Iowa | 553 |
| Nebraska | 262 |
| North Dakota | 258 |
| South Dakota | 20 |
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Majors Related to Social Work
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 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).
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