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2023 Best Value Social Work Schools in Maryland

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$10,032 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$38,021 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Social Work School for You

Social Work is one of the most popular subjects to study in Maryland. With 693 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 8th out of all the majors we track in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Social Work Schools in Maryland to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 3 schools in Maryland 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.

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 Schools in Maryland

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Social Work Colleges.

Best Maryland Schools for Affordable Quality in Social Work

#1

Salisbury University

Salisbury, MD
$10,188 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Salisbury University to be the best value school for social work students who want to pursue a degree in Maryland. Located in the small suburb of Salisbury, Salisbury is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Salisbury are $10,188 a year.

Full Social Work at Salisbury University Report

$11,899 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maryland - Baltimore. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Social Work Schools in Maryland list. UMB is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Baltimore.

UMB undergraduate students pay an average of $11,899 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Social Work at University of Maryland - Baltimore Report

#3

Morgan State University

Baltimore, MD
$8,008 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Morgan State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best social work schools in Maryland. Morgan State is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Baltimore.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Morgan State are $8,008 per year.

Full Social Work at Morgan State University Report

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
New York 4,606
Pennsylvania 1,357
New Jersey 1,144
District of Columbia 205
Delaware 67

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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