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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$17,774 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 Minnesota. With 1,484 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 6th out of all the majors we track in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

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 Minnesota ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in Minnesota 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.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees 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 Minnesota

Check out the social work doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

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

#1

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Our analysis found Capella University to be the best value school for social work students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Minnesota. Capella University is a very large private for-profit school located in the city of Minneapolis.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Capella University are $14,784 per year.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of St Thomas Minnesota helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value social work schools in Minnesota. UST MN is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Paul.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UST MN are $23,736 per year.

Read full report on Social Work at University of St Thomas Minnesota

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value social work schools in Minnesota. UMN Twin Cities is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

UMN Twin Cities graduate students pay an average of $19,494 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Social Work Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 533
Iowa 225
Kansas 337
Nebraska 106
North Dakota 74
South Dakota 0

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 4 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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