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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$30,719 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$68,493 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 533 degrees and certificates were awarded to social work students who went to a Missouri college or university. This makes it the #13 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

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 Missouri ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in Missouri 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 Missouri

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

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

Our analysis found University of Missouri - Columbia to be the best value school for social work students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Missouri. Mizzou is a fairly large public school located in the city of Columbia.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Mizzou are $11,255 a year.

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#2

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Louis University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Social Work Doctor’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. Located in the large city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at SLU are $22,614 a year.

SLU also made our Best Social Work Doctor’s Degree Schools in Missouri list, coming in at #4.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Washington University in St Louis helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value social work schools in Missouri. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at WUSTL are $58,288 per year.

WUSTL also made our Best Social Work Doctor’s Degree Schools in Missouri list, coming in at #1.

Read full report on Social Work at Washington University in St Louis

Best Value Social Work Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 1,484
Iowa 225
Kansas 337
Nebraska 106
North Dakota 74
South Dakota 0

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 3 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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