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2023 Best Value Social Work Master's Degree Schools in New Jersey

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

7 Colleges
$20,434 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$44,665 Avg Salary

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

Social Work is one of the most popular subjects to study in New Jersey. With 1,144 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 2nd out of all the majors we track in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Social Work Master's Degree Schools in New Jersey to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 7 schools in New Jersey 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. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey

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

Best New Jersey Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Social Work

#1

Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ

Our 2023 rankings named Montclair State University the best value school in New Jersey for social work students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Montclair, Montclair State is a public college with a very large student population.

Montclair State graduate students pay an average of $13,519 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#2

Stockton University

Galloway, NJ

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Stockton University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list. Stockton State is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of Galloway.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Stockton State are $15,805 a year.

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Out of the 7 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Ramapo College of New Jersey landed the # 3 spot on the list. Ramapo College is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Mahwah.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Ramapo College are $19,085 a year.

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Out of the 7 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Rutgers University - New Brunswick landed the # 4 spot on the list. Rutgers New Brunswick is a fairly large public school located in the city of New Brunswick.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Rutgers New Brunswick are $20,495 a year.

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#5

Kean University

Union, NJ

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Kean University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the suburb of Union, Kean is a public college with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Kean are $17,476 per year.

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#6

Monmouth University

West Long Branch, NJ

Monmouth University 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 #6 on the list. Monmouth is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of West Long Branch.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Monmouth are $29,290 a year.

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#7

Seton Hall University

South Orange, NJ

Seton Hall University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree social work programs. Seton Hall is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of South Orange.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Seton Hall are $26,018 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Seton Hall is ranked #4 for overall quality for social work in New Jersey.

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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
District of Columbia 205
Delaware 67

One of 5 majors within the area of study, social work has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 7 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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