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2023 Best Value Social Work Master's Degree Schools in Indiana

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$10,114 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$44,665 Avg Salary

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

Social Work is the #17 most popular major in Indiana with 1,545 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Social Work Master's Degree Schools in Indiana to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 5 schools in Indiana to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for social work students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana

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

Best Indiana Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Social Work

Our analysis found Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global to be the best value school for social work students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Indiana. IWU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Marion.

IWU graduate students pay an average of $10,440 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Social Work at Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Indiana University - East. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana list. IU East is a small public school located in the rural area of Richmond.

IU East graduate students pay an average of $8,270 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Social Work at Indiana University - East Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana list. IUPUI is a fairly large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at IUPUI are $10,389 per year.

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#4

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ball State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana list. Ball State is a very large public school located in the city of Muncie.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Ball State are $10,144 a year.

Ball State also claimed a spot on our Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

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Out of the 5 schools in Indiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - Bloomington landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at IU Bloomington are $11,329 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, IU Bloomington is ranked #4 for overall quality for social work in Indiana.

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Best Value Social Work Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

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

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

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 5 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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