2022 Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio For Those Making $0-$30k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 Ohio, there were 2,426 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,210 and $29,094 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 4 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,438 and $112,790 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in social work. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great social work programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the social work program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best for ohio 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 Ohio

#1

Ohio State University - Main Campus

Columbus, Ohio

#1 in overall quality

$37,141 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio For Those Making $0-$30k list. Ohio State is located in Columbus, Ohio and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s social work degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Ohio State, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Social Work Doctor’s Degree Schools in Ohio” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio State are $37,141, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Social Work at Ohio State

#2

Case Western Reserve University

Cleveland, Ohio

#1 in overall quality

$47,958 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Case Western Reserve University landed the #2 spot on the list. Case Western is located in Cleveland, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s social work degrees to qualified students.

Case Western also took the #1 spot in our “Best Social Work Doctor’s Degree Schools in Ohio” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Case Western are $47,958, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Social Work at Case Western Reserve University

• 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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