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2023 Best Value Social Work Schools in Florida

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

11 Colleges
$14,829 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$37,063 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Social Work School for You

Social Work is the #15 most popular major in Florida with 730 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

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 Florida ranking. This report analyzed 11 schools in Florida 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.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Social Work Schools in Florida

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

Top 10 Best Social Work Schools

#1

Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, FL
$4,879 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Florida Atlantic University the best value school in Florida for social work students. FAU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Boca Raton.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at FAU are $4,879 per year.

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$6,118 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Florida Gulf Coast University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best social work schools in Florida. FGCU is a large public school located in the suburb of Fort Myers.

FGCU undergraduate students pay an average of $6,118 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

FGCU excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Social Work Schools in Florida list.

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$6,368 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 11 schools in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Florida landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UCF are $6,368 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UCF also did well on our Best Social Work Schools in Florida list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#4

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL
$6,517 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Florida State University is a great value for social work students. Located in the medium-sized city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Florida State undergraduate students pay an average of $6,517 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Florida State did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Social Work Schools in Florida list.

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$6,565 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Florida International University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best social work schools in Florida. Located in the large suburb of Miami, FIU is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at FIU are $6,565 per year.

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$6,410 Average Tuition & Fees

University of South Florida - Main Campus landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value social work programs. USF Tampa is a very large public school located in the city of Tampa.

USF Tampa undergraduate students pay an average of $6,410 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$5,785 Average Tuition & Fees

Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value social work programs. Florida A&M University is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Tallahassee.

Florida A&M University undergraduate students pay an average of $5,785 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#8

Southeastern University

Lakeland, FL
$28,320 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #8, Southeastern University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for social work students. SEU is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lakeland.

SEU undergraduate students pay an average of $28,320 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#9

Saint Leo University

Saint Leo, FL
$26,050 Average Tuition & Fees

Saint Leo University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Social Work Schools in Florida ranking. St. Leo University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Leo.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at St. Leo University are $26,050 a year.

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#10

Barry University

Miami, FL
$31,540 Average Tuition & Fees

Barry University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for social work students. It came in at #10 on the list. Barry University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Miami.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Barry University are $31,540 per year.

Full Social Work at Barry University Report

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
Georgia 437
North Carolina 845
Tennessee 662
Kentucky 859
Louisiana 591
Alabama 630
South Carolina 218
Mississippi 139
Arkansas 130
West Virginia 143

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

Majors Similar to Social Work

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 11 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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