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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income $48-$75k) in Iowa

1 Ranked Colleges
1 Degrees Awarded
$27,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in Iowa For Those Making $48-$75k

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 Iowa For Those Making $48-$75k” 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 Iowa, there were 465 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,950 and $28,476 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 1 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,469 and $117,729 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. 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 Iowa For Those Making $48-$75k”.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in Iowa For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income $48-$75k) in Iowa

#1

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa
#1 in overall quality
$27,613 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

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

Iowa did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Social Work Doctor’s Degree Schools in Iowa” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Iowa are $27,613, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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%.

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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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