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2023 Best Value Social Work Schools in South Carolina

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$16,822 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$30,382 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Social Work School for You

Social Work is the #28 most popular major in South Carolina with 383 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Social Work Schools in South Carolina to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in South Carolina 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 South Carolina

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

Best South Carolina Schools for Affordable Quality in Social Work

Our analysis found University of South Carolina - Columbia to be the best value school for social work students who want to pursue a degree in South Carolina. UofSC is a very large public school located in the city of Columbia.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UofSC are $12,688 per year. After completing their degree, social work graduates from UofSC carry an average student debtload of $27,000.

UofSC excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Social Work Schools in South Carolina list.

Full Social Work at University of South Carolina - Columbia Report

$11,060 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means South Carolina State University is a great value for social work students. South Carolina State University is a small public school located in the distant town of Orangeburg.

South Carolina State University undergraduate students pay an average of $11,060 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#3

Winthrop University

Rock Hill, SC

The excellent programs at Winthrop University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best social work schools in South Carolina. Located in the city of Rock Hill, Winthrop is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Winthrop are $15,846 a year. On average, social work graduates from Winthrop take out $27,747 in student loans while working on their degree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $344.

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#4

Columbia College

Columbia, SC
$18,218 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Columbia College is a great value for social work students. Located in the city of Columbia, Columbia College South Carolina is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Columbia College South Carolina undergraduate students pay an average of $18,218 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, social work graduates from Columbia College South Carolina take out $34,292 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#5

Limestone College

Gaffney, SC

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Limestone College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Social Work Schools in South Carolina list. Located in the fringe town of Gaffney, Limestone College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Limestone College undergraduate students pay an average of $26,300 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, social work graduates from Limestone College take out $42,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

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Best Value Social Work Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 753
Virginia 1,010
North Carolina 1,757
Florida 1,569
Tennessee 1,237
Kentucky 1,510
Louisiana 859
Arkansas 405
Alabama 1,173
Mississippi 595
West Virginia 316

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 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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