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2023 Best Value Social Work Master's Degree Schools in Idaho

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$10,309 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$44,665 Avg Salary

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

Out of the majors we analyze each year, social work was ranked 2nd in Idaho. In fact, 318 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Best Value Social Work Master's Degree Schools in Idaho ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 3 schools in Idaho 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 Idaho

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

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

Our 2023 rankings named Northwest Nazarene University the best value school in Idaho for social work students working on their master’s degree. NNU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized suburb of Nampa.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at NNU are $10,964 a year.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Boise State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value social work schools in Idaho. Located in the midsize city of Boise, Boise State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Boise State are $9,638 a year.

Boise State also took the #2 spot in our Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Idaho rankings.

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#3

Idaho State University

Pocatello, ID

Out of the 3 schools in Idaho that were part of this year’s ranking, Idaho State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. ISU is a large public school located in the city of Pocatello.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at ISU are $10,324 a year.

ISU also made our Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Idaho list, coming in at #3.

Read full report on Social Work at Idaho State University

Best Value Social Work Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore all the Best Value Social Work Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 844
Utah 371
Montana 28
Wyoming 32

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 3 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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