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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$14,104 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$68,493 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 374 degrees and certificates were awarded to social work students who went to a Virginia college or university. This makes it the #26 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Virginia ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in Virginia 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. 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 Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia

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

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

Our analysis found Virginia Commonwealth University to be the best value school for social work students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Virginia. Located in the midsize city of Richmond, VCU is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at VCU are $15,518 a year.

Full Social Work at Virginia Commonwealth University Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Norfolk State University is a great value for social work students working on their doctor’s degree. Norfolk State is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Norfolk.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Norfolk State are $12,690 per year.

Full Social Work at Norfolk State University Report

Best Value Social Work Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 730
Georgia 437
North Carolina 845
Tennessee 662
Kentucky 859
Louisiana 591
Alabama 630
South Carolina 218
Mississippi 139
Arkansas 130
West Virginia 143

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

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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