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2023 Best Value Social Work Master's Degree Schools in West Virginia

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$9,166 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$44,665 Avg Salary

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

Social Work is the #18 most popular major in West Virginia with 143 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Value Social Work Master's Degree Schools in West Virginia 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 West Virginia 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.

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. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees 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 West Virginia

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for social work majors pursuing a master's degree.

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

#1

West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV

Our 2023 rankings named West Virginia University the best value school in West Virginia for social work students working on their master’s degree. WVU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Morgantown.

WVU graduate students pay an average of $10,332 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

WVU also took the #3 spot in our Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in West Virginia rankings.

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#2

Concord University

Athens, WV

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Concord University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in West Virginia list. Concord University is a small public school located in the town of Athens.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Concord University are $9,450 a year.

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#3

Marshall University

Huntington, WV

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Marshall University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in West Virginia list. Located in the city of Huntington, Marshall University is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Marshall University are $8,882 a year.

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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
Florida 730
Georgia 437
North Carolina 845
Tennessee 662
Kentucky 859
Louisiana 591
Alabama 630
South Carolina 218
Mississippi 139
Arkansas 130

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.

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