2023 Best Value Social Work Master's Degree Schools in Alabama
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Social Work Master's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 1,173 degrees and certificates were awarded to social work students who went to a Alabama college or university. This makes it the #13 most popular major in the state.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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 Alabama ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in Alabama 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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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2023 Best Value Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama
Check out the social work master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Best Alabama Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Social Work
Our analysis found University of North Alabama to be the best value school for social work students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Alabama. Located in the small city of Florence, UNA is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UNA are $7,140 a year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Auburn University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value social work schools in Alabama. Auburn is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Auburn.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Auburn are $11,826 a year.
Auburn also made our Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama list, coming in at #1.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Jacksonville State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama list. Jacksonville State University is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Jacksonville.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Jacksonville State University are $10,600 a year.
The excellent master’s degree programs at Troy University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value social work schools in Alabama. TROY is a fairly large public school located in the town of Troy.
TROY graduate students pay an average of $8,550 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means The University of Alabama is a great value for social work students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Tuscaloosa, UA is a public college with a very large student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UA are $11,470 per year.
UA also took the #2 spot in our Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama rankings.
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Alabama State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree social work programs. Alabama State is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of Montgomery.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Alabama State are $10,156 per year.
With a ranking of #7, Alabama A & M University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for social work students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Normal, AAMU is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
AAMU graduate students pay an average of $11,542 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Samford University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama list. Located in the suburb of Birmingham, Samford is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Samford are $21,575 a year.
Samford did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama list.
Best Value Social Work Colleges in the Southeast Region
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Georgia | 753 |
Virginia | 1,010 |
North Carolina | 1,757 |
Florida | 1,569 |
Tennessee | 1,237 |
Kentucky | 1,510 |
South Carolina | 383 |
Louisiana | 859 |
Arkansas | 405 |
Mississippi | 595 |
West Virginia | 316 |
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Social Work Related Majors for Social Work
One of 5 majors within the area of study, social work has other similar majors worth exploring.
Majors Similar to Social Work
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 8 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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