2023 Best Value Social Work Master's Degree Schools in Missouri
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Social Work Master's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 533 degrees and certificates were awarded to social work students who went to a Missouri college or university. This makes it the #13 most popular major in the state.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.
The Best Value Social Work Master's Degree Schools in Missouri ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 6 schools in Missouri 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. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used 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 Missouri
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Social Work Master's Degree Colleges.
Best Missouri Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Social Work
Our analysis found Missouri State University - Springfield to be the best value school for social work students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Missouri. Missouri State is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Springfield.
Missouri State graduate students pay an average of $6,858 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Park University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. Park University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Parkville.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Park University are $6,435 a year.
The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Missouri - Kansas City helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value social work schools in Missouri. Located in the large city of Kansas City, UMKC is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UMKC are $11,745 a year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - St Louis. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. UMSL is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.
UMSL graduate students pay an average of $12,528 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Out of the 6 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Louis University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at SLU are $22,614 a year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, SLU is ranked #5 for overall quality for social work in Missouri.
Washington University in St Louis 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. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
WUSTL graduate students pay an average of $58,288 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
WUSTL did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri list.
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Best Value Social Work Colleges in the Plains States Region
Explore all the Best Value Social Work Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Minnesota | 1,484 |
| Iowa | 225 |
| Kansas | 337 |
| Nebraska | 106 |
| North Dakota | 74 |
| South Dakota | 0 |
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Majors Related to Social Work
Social Work is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 6 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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