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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$8,183 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$44,665 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 623 degrees and certificates were awarded to social work students who went to a Kansas college or university. This makes it the #12 most popular major in the state.

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 Kansas to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 5 schools in Kansas 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 Kansas

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

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

Our analysis found Fort Hays State University to be the best value school for social work students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Kansas. FHSU is a large public school located in the remote town of Hays.

FHSU graduate students pay an average of $4,500 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Social Work at Fort Hays State University

#2

Newman University

Wichita, KS

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Newman University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Kansas list. Located in the large city of Wichita, Newman University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Newman University are $8,484 a year.

Newman University did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Kansas list.

Read full report on Social Work at Newman University

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Wichita State University is a great value for social work students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Wichita, WSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at WSU are $7,252 a year.

Read full report on Social Work at Wichita State University

#4

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

Out of the 5 schools in Kansas that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kansas landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Lawrence, KU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at KU are $11,045 per year.

KU also took the #2 spot in our Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Kansas rankings.

Read full report on Social Work at University of Kansas

#5

Washburn University

Topeka, KS

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washburn University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Kansas list. Located in the midsize city of Topeka, Washburn University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Washburn University are $9,636 a year.

Read full report on Social Work at Washburn University

Best Value Social Work Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 924
Minnesota 2,131
Iowa 553
Nebraska 262
North Dakota 258
South Dakota 20

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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