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

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in Alabama For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Social Work is the 12th most popular major in the country with 57,618 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 Alabama, there were 1,109 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,017 and $30,765 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 4 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $81,644 and $113,063 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent social work programs, but they also cost less that 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in Alabama For Those Making $0-$30k.

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

#1

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, Alabama

#1 in overall quality

$30,940 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in Alabama For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Alabama landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s social work degrees in 2019-2020.

UA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Social Work Doctor’s Degree Schools in Alabama” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Alabama are $30,940, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Social Work at UA

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