2023 Best Value Social Work Master's Degree Schools in Georgia
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Social Work Master's Degree School for You
Social Work is the #35 most popular major in Georgia with 753 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. 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.
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 Georgia to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 7 schools in Georgia 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.
Best Georgia Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Social Work
Our 2023 rankings named Albany State University the best value school in Georgia for social work students working on their master’s degree. Albany State is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Albany.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Albany State are $5,308 per year.
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Out of the 7 schools in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Valdosta State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. VSU is a large public school located in the city of Valdosta.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at VSU are $6,784 a year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Savannah State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia list. Savannah State University is a small public school located in the midsize city of Savannah.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Savannah State University are $5,426 a year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Georgia. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia list. Located in the midsize city of Athens, UGA is a public college with a very large student population.
UGA graduate students pay an average of $11,156 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
UGA also made our Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia list, coming in at #3.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Georgia State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value social work schools in Georgia. Georgia State is a very large public school located in the city of Atlanta.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Georgia State are $9,292 a year.
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Kennesaw State University 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 #6 on the list. KSU Georgia is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Kennesaw.
KSU Georgia graduate students pay an average of $7,224 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Clark Atlanta University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia list. CAU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Atlanta.
CAU graduate students pay an average of $18,568 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Request InformationBest Value Social Work Colleges in the Southeast Region
Explore all the Best Value Social Work Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Virginia | 1,010 |
| North Carolina | 1,757 |
| Florida | 1,569 |
| Tennessee | 1,237 |
| Kentucky | 1,510 |
| South Carolina | 383 |
| Louisiana | 859 |
| Arkansas | 405 |
| Alabama | 1,173 |
| Mississippi | 595 |
| West Virginia | 316 |
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Majors Related to Social Work
Social Work is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related 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 7 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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