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2023 Best Value Social Work Master's Degree Schools in District of Columbia

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$26,853 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$44,665 Avg Salary

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

Social Work is the #24 most popular major in District of Columbia with 205 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Social Work Master's Degree Schools in District of Columbia ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in District of Columbia to see which ones offered the best value master'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 Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Social Work Master's Degree Colleges.

Best District of Columbia Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Social Work

#1

Howard University

Washington, DC

Our 2023 rankings named Howard University the best value school in District of Columbia for social work students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Washington, Howard is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Howard graduate students pay an average of $34,326 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#2

Gallaudet University

Washington, DC

The excellent master’s degree programs at Gallaudet University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value social work schools in District of Columbia. Located in the large city of Washington, Gallaudet is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Gallaudet graduate students pay an average of $19,380 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Social Work Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
New York 4,606
Pennsylvania 1,357
Maryland 693
New Jersey 1,144
Delaware 67

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 2 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.

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