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2023 Best Value Social Work Schools in Rhode Island

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$33,345 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$40,509 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Social Work School for You

Social Work is the #22 most popular major in Rhode Island with 215 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

The Best Value Social Work Schools in Rhode Island ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Rhode Island to see which 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. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Social Work Schools in Rhode Island

Check out the social work programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Rhode Island Schools for Affordable Quality in Social Work

#1

Rhode Island College

Providence, RI
$10,702 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Rhode Island College the best value school in Rhode Island for social work students. Located in the large suburb of Providence, RIC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

RIC undergraduate students pay an average of $10,702 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that social work majors at RIC take out is $25,000.

Full Social Work at Rhode Island College Report

#2

Providence College

Providence, RI
$55,988 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Providence College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Social Work Schools in Rhode Island list. Providence is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Providence.

Providence undergraduate students pay an average of $55,988 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Providence did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Social Work Schools in Rhode Island list.

Full Social Work at Providence College Report

Best Value Social Work Colleges in the New England Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 2,067
Connecticut 694
New Hampshire 171
Maine 352
Vermont 121

More Social Work Rankings in Rhode Island

One of 5 majors within the area of study, social work has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 2 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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