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2023 Best Value Social Work Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

15 Colleges
$32,128 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$68,493 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 33,631 social work students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #6 most popular in the country.

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 Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 15 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which doctor's degree 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 Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

Top 10 Best Social Work Doctor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found Kutztown University of Pennsylvania to be the best value school for social work students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the town of Kutztown, Kutztown University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Kutztown University are $16,997 a year.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Millersville University of Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value social work schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the suburb of Millersville, Millersville is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Millersville are $16,794 a year.

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#3

Morgan State University

Baltimore, MD

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Morgan State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Social Work Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Morgan State is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Baltimore.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Morgan State are $17,559 a year.

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#4

New York University

New York, NY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend New York University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Social Work Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at NYU are $38,206 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, NYU also is in the top 15% of our Best Social Work Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.

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#5

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Social Work Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UPenn are $42,932 per year.

UPenn did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Social Work Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

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#6

Fordham University

Bronx, NY

With a ranking of #6, Fordham University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for social work students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Bronx, Fordham U is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Fordham U graduate students pay an average of $23,846 in tuition and fees each year.

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#7

Widener University

Chester, PA

With a ranking of #7, Widener University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for social work students working on their doctor’s degree. Widener is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Chester.

Widener graduate students pay an average of $25,416 in tuition and fees each year.

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University of Maryland - Baltimore did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for social work students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. UMB is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Baltimore.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UMB are $34,885 a year.

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#8

University at Albany

Albany, NY

University at Albany ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Social Work Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the small city of Albany, UAlbany is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UAlbany are $25,325 per year.

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#10

Yeshiva University

New York, NY

Yeshiva University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Social Work Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Yeshiva is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Yeshiva are $35,150 per year.

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Best Social Work Colleges by State

Explore the best social work schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 4,606
Pennsylvania 1,357
Maryland 693
New Jersey 1,144
District of Columbia 205
Delaware 67

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 15 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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