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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$24,876 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$44,665 Avg Salary

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

Social Work is the #21 most popular major in Missouri with 924 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

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 Missouri ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in Missouri 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.

2023 Best Value Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri

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 Missouri Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Social Work

Our 2023 rankings named Missouri State University - Springfield the best value school in Missouri for social work students working on their master’s degree. Missouri State is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Springfield.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Missouri State are $6,858 per year.

Read full report on Social Work at Missouri State University - Springfield

#2

Park University

Parkville, MO

The excellent master’s degree programs at Park University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value social work schools in Missouri. Park University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Parkville.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Park University are $6,435 per year.

Full Social Work at Park University Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Missouri - Kansas City is a great value for social work students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Kansas City, UMKC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

UMKC graduate students pay an average of $11,745 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Social Work at University of Missouri - Kansas City Report

Out of the 6 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - St Louis landed the # 4 spot on the list. UMSL is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

UMSL graduate students pay an average of $12,528 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#5

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Saint Louis University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. Located in the city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

SLU graduate students pay an average of $22,614 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

SLU also made our Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri list, coming in at #5.

Full Social Work at Saint Louis University Report

Washington University in St Louis ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at WUSTL are $58,288 per year.

WUSTL also made our Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri list, coming in at #1.

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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
Minnesota 2,131
Kansas 623
Iowa 553
Nebraska 262
North Dakota 258
South Dakota 20

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 6 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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