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2023 Best Value Social Work Doctor's Degree Schools in New York

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$34,697 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$68,493 Avg Salary

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

Social Work is one of the most popular subjects to study in New York. With 4,606 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 2nd out of all the majors we track in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

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 New York ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in New York 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.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Social Work Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Social Work Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Best New York Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Social Work

#1

University at Albany

Albany, NY

Our 2023 rankings named University at Albany the best value school in New York for social work students working on their doctor’s degree. UAlbany is a large public school located in the city of Albany.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UAlbany are $13,535 a year.

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#2

New York University

New York, NY

Out of the 6 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, New York University landed the # 2 spot on the list. NYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at NYU are $38,206 a year.

NYU also took the #5 spot in our Best Social Work Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York rankings.

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#3

Fordham University

Bronx, NY

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Fordham University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value social work schools in New York. Fordham U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Bronx.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Fordham U are $23,846 per year.

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#4

Yeshiva University

New York, NY

Out of the 6 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Yeshiva University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of New York, Yeshiva is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Yeshiva are $35,150 a year.

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#5

Adelphi University

Garden City, NY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Adelphi University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Social Work Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York list. Adelphi is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Garden City.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Adelphi are $44,520 a year.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Columbia University in the City of New York is a great value for social work students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Columbia graduate students pay an average of $52,924 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Columbia is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Social Work Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York list.

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Best Value Social Work Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

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

Social Work is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Social Work

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 6 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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