2023 Best Value Social Work Master's Degree Schools in Illinois
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Social Work Master's Degree 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.
The Best Value Social Work Master's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 15 schools in Illinois 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. 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 Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois
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 2023 rankings named Governors State University the best value school in Illinois for social work students working on their master’s degree. Located in the rural area of University Park, GSU is a public school with a small student population.
GSU graduate students pay an average of $8,320 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Illinois State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Illinois State is a fairly large public school located in the midsize suburb of Normal.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Illinois State are $9,773 a year.
Illinois State also made our Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list, coming in at #5.
Out of the 15 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville landed the # 3 spot on the list. SIUE is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Edwardsville.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at SIUE are $9,316 per year.
The excellent master’s degree programs at Aurora University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value social work schools in Illinois. Aurora is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Aurora.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Aurora are $14,100 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Aurora also did well on our Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
Out of the 15 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Chicago State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Chicago, CSU is a public school with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at CSU are $9,728 per year.
With a ranking of #6, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 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 Champaign, UIUC is a public college with a very large student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UIUC are $17,823 per year.
UIUC did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list.
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Northeastern Illinois University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Northeastern Illinois University is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Chicago.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Northeastern Illinois University are $9,428 per year.
University of Illinois at Chicago landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree social work programs. UIC is a very large public school located in the city of Chicago.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UIC are $17,277 a year.
With a ranking of #8, Erikson Institute did quite well on this year’s best value schools for social work students working on their master’s degree. The Erikson Institute is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at The Erikson Institute are $20,588 a year.
University of St Francis did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for social work students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. University of Saint Francis is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Joliet.
University of Saint Francis graduate students pay an average of $13,839 in in-state tuition and fees each 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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