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Best Value Social Work Schools in Rhode Island

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2023 Best Value Social Work Schools in Rhode Island

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

1 College
$10,702 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$40,509 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Social Work School for You

In 2020-2021, 82 degrees and certificates were awarded to social work students who went to a Rhode Island college or university. This makes it the #16 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Social Work Schools in Rhode Island ranking.

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.

The following school tops our list of the Best Value Social Work Colleges.

Best Social Work School

#1

Rhode Island College

Providence, RI
$10,702 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Rhode Island College to be the best value school for social work students who want to pursue a degree in Rhode Island. RIC is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Providence.

RIC undergraduate students pay an average of $10,702 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Social Work at Rhode Island College

Best Value Social Work Colleges in the New England Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 1,670
Connecticut 407
New Hampshire 89
Maine 265
Vermont 36

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

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 values are for the top school 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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