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

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in Utah For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Utah, there were 655 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,017 and $23,893 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 5 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The social work school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in Utah For Those Making $0-$30k”.

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

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

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income $0-$30k) in Utah

#1

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah

#1 in overall quality

$24,695 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in Utah For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Utah landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Salt Lake City, Utah, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s social work degrees in 2019-2020.

U of U not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Social Work Doctor’s Degree Schools in Utah” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at U of U are $24,695.

Read more about Social Work at U of U

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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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