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Best Value Social Work Master's Degree Schools in Maryland

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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$12,411 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$44,665 Avg Salary

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

With 1,072 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, social work is the #20 most popular major in Maryland.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Social Work Master's Degree Schools in Maryland ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Maryland to see which master'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. 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.

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

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

#1

Salisbury University

Salisbury, MD

Our 2023 rankings named Salisbury University the best value school in Maryland for social work students working on their master’s degree. Salisbury is a medium-sized public school located in the small suburb of Salisbury.

Salisbury graduate students pay an average of $10,529 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Maryland - Baltimore helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value social work schools in Maryland. Located in the city of Baltimore, UMB is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UMB are $17,046 a year.

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#3

Morgan State University

Baltimore, MD

Out of the 3 schools in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, Morgan State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Baltimore, Morgan State is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Morgan State are $9,657 per year.

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Best Value Social Work Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 2,251
New York 5,784
New Jersey 1,893
District of Columbia 243
Delaware 100

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 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.

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