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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$23,394 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$68,493 Avg Salary

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

Out of the majors we analyze each year, social work was ranked 8th in Pennsylvania. In fact, 1,357 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Social Work Doctor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Pennsylvania 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.

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 Pennsylvania

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

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

Our 2023 rankings named Kutztown University of Pennsylvania the best value school in Pennsylvania for social work students working on their doctor’s degree. Kutztown University is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Kutztown.

Kutztown University graduate students pay an average of $11,440 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Social Work at Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Report

Out of the 6 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Millersville University of Pennsylvania landed the # 2 spot on the list. Millersville is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Millersville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Millersville are $11,934 a year.

Full Social Work at Millersville University of Pennsylvania Report

#3

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

Out of the 6 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pennsylvania landed the # 3 spot on the list. UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UPenn are $42,932 a year.

UPenn not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Social Work Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list.

Read full report on Social Work at University of Pennsylvania

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Social Work Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Pitt is a very large public school located in the city of Pittsburgh.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Pitt are $25,248 per year.

Read full report on Social Work at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus

#5

Widener University

Chester, PA

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Widener University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value social work schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the large suburb of Chester, Widener is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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

Full Social Work at Widener University Report

#6

Bryn Mawr College

Bryn Mawr, PA

With a ranking of #6, Bryn Mawr College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for social work students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Bryn Mawr, Bryn Mawr is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Bryn Mawr are $48,328 a year.

Read full report on Social Work at Bryn Mawr College

Best Value Social Work Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
New York 4,606
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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