2022 Best Value Clinical/Medical Social Work Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k

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Clinical/Medical Social Work is the 312th most popular major in the country with 2,060 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Plains States region, there were 272 clinical/medical social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 150 clinical/medical social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Clinical/Medical Social Work Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in clinical/medical social work. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent clinical/medical social work programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the clinical/medical social work program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Clinical/Medical Social Work Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Clinical/Medical Social Work Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Clinical/Medical Social Work (Income $48-$75k) in the Plains States Region

#1

Capella University

Minneapolis, Minnesota

#1 in overall quality

$14,767 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Capella University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Clinical/Medical Social Work Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Capella University is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 106 masters’s clinical/medical social work degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Capella University, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Clinical/Medical Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Capella University are $14,767, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Clinical/Medical Social Work at Capella University

#2

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, South Dakota

#2 in overall quality

$12,637 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Clinical/Medical Social Work Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Dakota landed the #2 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Vermillion, South Dakota, and it awarded 44 masters’s clinical/medical social work degrees in 2019-2020.

USD did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Clinical/Medical Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at USD are $12,637.

Read more about Clinical/Medical Social Work at University of South Dakota

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Clinical/Medical Social Work (Income $48-$75k)

Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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