2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income $0-$30k) in Michigan

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In 2019-2020, 57,618 people earned their degree in social work, making the major the 12th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, social work graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $36,459 and had an average of $30,084 in loans still to pay off.

Across Michigan, there were 2,430 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,772 and $32,840 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 6 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $70,785 and $113,051 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in Michigan For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in social work. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality social work programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the social work program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in Michigan For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for michigan doctor’s degree social work students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income $0-$30k) in Michigan

#1

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan

#1 in overall quality

$37,056 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Michigan State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in Michigan For Those Making $0-$30k. Michigan State is a large public school situated in East Lansing, Michigan. It awarded 4 doctorate’s social work degrees in 2019-2020.

Michigan State also made our “Best Social Work Doctor’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan State are $37,056.

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#2

Wayne State University

Detroit, Michigan

#2 in overall quality

$37,215 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wayne State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in Michigan For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Detroit, Michigan, this large public school handed out 2 degrees to qualified doctorate’s social work students in 2019-2020.

Wayne State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Social Work Doctor’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wayne State University are $37,215, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income $0-$30k) in the Great Lakes Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income $0-$30k)

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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