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2023 Best Value Social Work Schools in Arizona

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$13,178 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$39,317 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Social Work School for You

With 1,294 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, social work is the #19 most popular major in Arizona.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Social Work Schools in Arizona ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Arizona 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. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Social Work Schools in Arizona

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

Best Arizona Schools for Affordable Quality in Social Work

$10,818 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Arizona State University - Skysong to be the best value school for social work students who want to pursue a degree in Arizona. ASU - Skysong is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Scottsdale.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at ASU - Skysong are $10,818 a year. The average amount in student loans that social work majors at ASU - Skysong take out is $20,095. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $193, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

ASU - Skysong also took the #3 spot in our Best Social Work Schools in Arizona rankings.

Read full report on Social Work at Arizona State University - Skysong

$11,527 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Northern Arizona University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best social work schools in Arizona. Located in the small city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

NAU undergraduate students pay an average of $11,527 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, social work graduates from NAU carry an average student debtload of $21,202. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $448.

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#3

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ
$17,189 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Grand Canyon University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best social work schools in Arizona. Located in the large city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Grand Canyon University are $17,189 a year. On average, social work graduates from Grand Canyon University take out $34,102 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 $200.

Full Social Work at Grand Canyon University Report

Best Value Social Work Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 4,151
Oklahoma 340
New Mexico 418

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 3 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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