2023 Best Value Social Work Schools in Missouri
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Social Work 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 Schools in Missouri ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Missouri to see which programs offered the best value experiences for social work students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
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 Missouri
Check out the social work programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Best Missouri Schools for Affordable Quality in Social Work
Our 2023 rankings named Missouri State University - Springfield the best value school in Missouri for social work students. Missouri State is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Springfield.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Missouri State are $8,294 a year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Columbia. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Social Work Schools in Missouri list. Mizzou is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Columbia.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Mizzou are $11,475 a year.
Mizzou did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Social Work Schools in Missouri list.
The excellent programs at Park University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best social work schools in Missouri. Park University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Parkville.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Park University are $8,853 per year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Kansas City. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Social Work Schools in Missouri list. Located in the city of Kansas City, UMKC is a public college with a large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMKC are $11,271 per year.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Missouri - St Louis is a great value for social work students. UMSL is a large public school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.
UMSL undergraduate students pay an average of $12,015 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Saint Louis University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Social Work Schools in Missouri ranking. Located in the large city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SLU are $48,824 a year.
SLU did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Social Work Schools in Missouri list.
Washington University in St Louis came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Social Work Schools in Missouri ranking. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at WUSTL are $58,866 a year.
WUSTL also took the #1 spot in our Best Social Work Schools in Missouri rankings.
Best Value Social Work Colleges in the Plains States Region
Explore all the Best Value Social Work Colleges 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 7 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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