2023 Best Value Social Work Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Social Work Master's Degree School for You
With 33,631 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, social work is the #6 most popular major in the United States.
There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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.
The Best Value Social Work Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 48 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which master'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.
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. 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.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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2023 Best Value Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for social work majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 10 Best Social Work Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Spring Arbor University to be the best value school for social work students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Spring Arbor is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Spring Arbor.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Spring Arbor are $8,383 a year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Ferris State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the town of Big Rapids, Ferris is a public college with a large student population.
Ferris graduate students pay an average of $8,232 in tuition and fees each year.
The excellent master’s degree programs at Youngstown State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value social work schools in the Great Lakes Region . Youngstown State University is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Youngstown.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Youngstown State University are $6,931 per year.
The excellent master’s degree programs at Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value social work schools in the Great Lakes Region . IWU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Marion.
IWU graduate students pay an average of $10,440 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the suburb of Edwardsville, SIUE is a public college with a large student population.
SIUE graduate students pay an average of $9,316 in tuition and fees each year.
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Aurora University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Aurora, Aurora is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
Aurora graduate students pay an average of $14,100 in tuition and fees each year.
Illinois State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Illinois State are $11,773 per year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Illinois State is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
University of Akron Main Campus landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree social work programs. University of Akron Main Campus is a large public school located in the city of Akron.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of Akron Main Campus are $11,936 per year.
University of Wisconsin - Whitewater landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree social work programs. Located in the distant town of Whitewater, UW - Whitewater is a public college with a large student population.
UW - Whitewater graduate students pay an average of $19,190 in tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #10, University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh did quite well on this year’s best value schools for social work students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Oshkosh, UW Oshkosh is a public college with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UW Oshkosh are $18,760 per year.
Best Social Work Colleges by State
Explore the best social work schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 1,332 |
| Illinois | 1,812 |
| Ohio | 1,001 |
| Indiana | 615 |
| Wisconsin | 448 |
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Majors Related to Social Work
Social Work is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.
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 25 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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