2023 Best Value Social Work Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Social Work Master's Degree School for You
Out of all the majors we analyze each year, social work was ranked #13 in the country. In fact 58,326 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Social Work Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 48 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region 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.
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.
Top 10 Best Social Work Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Marywood University the best value school in the Middle Atlantic Region for social work students working on their master’s degree. Marywood is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Scranton.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Marywood are $11,438 per year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Montclair State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Montclair State is a very large public school located in the suburb of Montclair.
Montclair State graduate students pay an average of $13,519 in tuition and fees each year.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Salisbury University is a great value for social work students working on their master’s degree. Salisbury is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Salisbury.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Salisbury are $15,765 a year.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Delaware State University is a great value for social work students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Dover, Del State is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Del State are $11,726 a year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Alvernia University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value social work schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the small city of Reading, Alvernia is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Alvernia graduate students pay an average of $16,130 in tuition and fees each year.
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West Chester University of Pennsylvania ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large suburb of West Chester, WCUPA is a public school with a large student population.
WCUPA graduate students pay an average of $16,758 in tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #7, Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania did quite well on this year’s best value schools for social work students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Shippensburg, Ship is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Ship are $16,830 a year.
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Ramapo College of New Jersey did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for social work students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Mahwah, Ramapo College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Ramapo College graduate students pay an average of $19,085 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Ramapo College is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
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Nazareth College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Nazareth is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Rochester.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Nazareth are $18,520 per year.
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Touro College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Touro is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Touro are $13,258 per year.
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Explore the best social work schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 2,251 |
| New York | 5,784 |
| Maryland | 1,072 |
| New Jersey | 1,893 |
| District of Columbia | 243 |
| Delaware | 100 |
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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 25 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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