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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

8 Colleges
$13,028 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$44,665 Avg Salary

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

Social Work is the #15 most popular major in Florida with 730 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

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 Florida to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 8 schools in Florida 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.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Florida

Check out the social work master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

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

Our analysis found Florida Gulf Coast University to be the best value school for social work students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Florida. FGCU is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Fort Myers.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at FGCU are $8,971 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, FGCU is ranked #5 for overall quality for social work in Florida.

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Out of the 8 schools in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Florida landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UCF are $8,872 a year.

UCF excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Florida list.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of South Florida - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Florida list. USF Tampa is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tampa.

USF Tampa graduate students pay an average of $10,428 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University is a great value for social work students working on their master’s degree. Florida A&M University is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Tallahassee.

Florida A&M University graduate students pay an average of $9,876 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#5

Southeastern University

Lakeland, FL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southeastern University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Florida list. SEU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lakeland.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at SEU are $12,350 a year.

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#6

Saint Leo University

Saint Leo, FL

With a ranking of #6, Saint Leo University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for social work students working on their master’s degree. St. Leo University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Leo.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at St. Leo University are $15,218 per year.

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#7

Barry University

Miami, FL

Barry 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. Barry University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Miami.

Barry University graduate students pay an average of $17,910 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#8

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, FL

With a ranking of #8, Nova Southeastern University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for social work students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Fort Lauderdale, NUS Florida is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

NUS Florida graduate students pay an average of $22,790 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Social Work at Nova Southeastern University Report

Best Value Social Work Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 374
Georgia 437
North Carolina 845
Tennessee 662
Kentucky 859
Louisiana 591
Alabama 630
South Carolina 218
Mississippi 139
Arkansas 130
West Virginia 143

Social Work is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar 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 8 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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