2023 Best Value Social Work Schools in District of Columbia
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Social Work School for You
Social Work is the #24 most popular major in District of Columbia with 205 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Social Work Schools in District of Columbia to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 2 schools in District of Columbia to see which ones offered the best value 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 Schools in District of Columbia
Check out the social work programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Best District of Columbia Schools for Affordable Quality in Social Work
Our analysis found Howard University to be the best value school for social work students who want to pursue a degree in District of Columbia. Located in the city of Washington, Howard is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Howard are $28,916 a year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Gallaudet University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Social Work Schools in District of Columbia list. Located in the city of Washington, Gallaudet is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Gallaudet are $17,712 a year.
Best Value Social Work Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
Explore all the Best Value Social Work Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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New York | 4,606 |
Pennsylvania | 1,357 |
Maryland | 693 |
New Jersey | 1,144 |
Delaware | 67 |
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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 |
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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 2 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).
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