2023 Best Value Social Work Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast 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.
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 the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 70 schools in the Southeast 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 Southeast 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 2023 rankings named Union University the best value school in the Southeast Region for social work students working on their master’s degree. Union is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Jackson.
Union graduate students pay an average of $11,666 in tuition and fees each year.
The excellent master’s degree programs at Southern Adventist University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value social work schools in the Southeast Region . Southern Adventist is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Collegedale.
Southern Adventist graduate students pay an average of $11,880 in tuition and fees each year.
Out of the 70 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Concord University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Athens, Concord University is a public school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Concord University are $9,450 a year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Arkansas State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small city of Jonesboro, A-State is a public college with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at A-State are $11,408 per year.
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Out of the 70 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Campbellsville University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Campbellsville University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Campbellsville.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Campbellsville University are $8,773 per year.
University of North Alabama came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. UNA is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Florence.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNA are $13,860 per year.
Spalding 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 #7 on the list. Located in the city of Louisville, Spalding is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Spalding are $12,106 per year.
University of Southern Mississippi ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Hattiesburg, Southern Miss is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Southern Miss are $11,204 per year.
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Northern Kentucky University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Highland Heights, NKU is a public college with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at NKU are $15,594 a year.
The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree social work programs. UT Chattanooga is a large public school located in the city of Chattanooga.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UT Chattanooga are $18,538 a year.
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Honorable Mentions
Here are some additional great value schools for Social Work graduate students in the Southeast Region seeking value that almost earned our Best Value Social Work Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Jackson State University | Jackson, MS |
| 12 | University of Memphis | Memphis, TN |
| 13 | University of Arkansas at Little Rock | Little Rock, AR |
| 14 | Radford University | Radford, VA |
Best Social Work Colleges by State
Explore the best social work colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Virginia | 374 |
| Florida | 730 |
| Georgia | 437 |
| North Carolina | 845 |
| Tennessee | 662 |
| Kentucky | 859 |
| Louisiana | 591 |
| Alabama | 630 |
| South Carolina | 218 |
| Mississippi | 139 |
| Arkansas | 130 |
| West Virginia | 143 |
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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 26 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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