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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income $30-$48k) in Utah

1 Ranked Colleges
5 Degrees Awarded
$24,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in Utah For Those Making $30-$48k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in Utah For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 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.

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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in Utah For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in Utah For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in Utah For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income $30-$48k) in Utah

#1

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Utah. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in Utah For Those Making $30-$48k list. University of Utah is a public institution located in Salt Lake City, Utah. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

U of U did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Social Work Doctor’s Degree Schools in Utah” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at U of U are $24,695, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full U of U Social Work Report

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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