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2023 Best Value Social Work Doctor's Degree Schools in Ohio

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$30,912 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$68,493 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, social work students earned 1,001 degrees and certificates from an Ohio school, making the subject the 5th in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Social Work Doctor's Degree Schools in Ohio ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in Ohio to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for social work students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 Doctor’s Degree Schools in Ohio

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

Best Ohio Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Social Work

Our analysis found Ohio State University - Main Campus to be the best value school for social work students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Ohio. Located in the city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Ohio State are $12,425 a year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Case Western Reserve University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Social Work Doctor’s Degree Schools in Ohio list. Case Western is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cleveland.

Case Western graduate students pay an average of $49,398 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Case Western did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Social Work Doctor’s Degree Schools in Ohio list.

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Best Value Social Work Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Social Work Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 1,332
Illinois 1,812
Indiana 615
Wisconsin 448

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Public Administration 13,571
Public Policy 3,737
Human Services 1,277
Community Organization & Advocacy 741
Other Public Administration 295

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.

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