2023 Best Value Social Work Schools in Illinois
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Social Work School for You
Social Work is one of the most popular subjects to study in Illinois. With 1,812 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 can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Social Work Schools in Illinois to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 15 schools in Illinois to see which ones offered the best value 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.
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2023 Best Value Social Work Schools in Illinois
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Social Work Colleges.
Top 10 Best Social Work Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Governors State University the best value school in Illinois for social work students. Located in the rural area of University Park, GSU is a public school with a small student population.
GSU undergraduate students pay an average of $10,108 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Illinois State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Social Work Schools in Illinois list. Illinois State is a very large public school located in the suburb of Normal.
Illinois State undergraduate students pay an average of $13,968 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Illinois State also took the #5 spot in our Best Social Work Schools in Illinois rankings.
The excellent programs at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best social work schools in Illinois. SIUE is a large public school located in the large suburb of Edwardsville.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SIUE are $11,496 a year.
Out of the 15 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Aurora University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Aurora is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Aurora.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Aurora are $26,760 a year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Chicago State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Social Work Schools in Illinois list. Located in the city of Chicago, CSU is a public college with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CSU are $11,204 per year.
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for social work students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public college with a very large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UIUC are $17,634 per year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UIUC is ranked #3 for overall quality for social work in Illinois.
Read full report on Social Work at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Northeastern Illinois University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Social Work Schools in Illinois list. Northeastern Illinois University is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Chicago.
Northeastern Illinois University undergraduate students pay an average of $12,064 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
University of Illinois at Chicago ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Social Work Schools in Illinois list. UIC is a very large public school located in the city of Chicago.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UIC are $15,603 a year.
Erikson Institute did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for social work students. It came in at #8 on the list. The Erikson Institute is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.
University of St Francis ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Social Work Schools in Illinois list. University of Saint Francis is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Joliet.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at University of Saint Francis are $35,000 a year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, University of Saint Francis is ranked #4 for overall quality for social work in Illinois.
Best Value Social Work Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
Explore all the Best Value Social Work Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 1,332 |
| Ohio | 1,001 |
| Indiana | 615 |
| Wisconsin | 448 |
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Social Work Related Majors for Social Work
One of 5 majors within the area of study, social work has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related 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 15 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).
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