2022 Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in Georgia For Those Making $48-$75k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Georgia For Those Making $48-$75k” 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 Georgia, there were 777 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,100 and $37,399 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 12 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $66,934 and $102,100 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in Georgia For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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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 Georgia For Those Making $48-$75k”.

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Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in Georgia For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for georgia doctor’s degree social work students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income $48-$75k) in Georgia

#1

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia

#1 in overall quality

$27,476 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Georgia. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in Georgia For Those Making $48-$75k list. University of Georgia is a large school located in Athens, Georgia that handed out 8 doctorate’s social work degrees in 2019-2020.

UGA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Social Work Doctor’s Degree Schools in Georgia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Georgia are $27,476, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

Clark Atlanta University

Atlanta, Georgia

#2 in overall quality

$15,464 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Clark Atlanta University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in Georgia For Those Making $48-$75k. Clark Atlanta University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Atlanta, Georgia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

CAU also made our “Best Social Work Doctor’s Degree Schools in Georgia” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Clark Atlanta University are $15,464.

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• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income $48-$75k) in the Southeast Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income $48-$75k)

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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