2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income $48-$75k) in District of Columbia

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $48-$75k” 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 District of Columbia, there were 293 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $48,067 and $47,603 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 220 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,525 and $61,455 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in social work. 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income $48-$75k) in District of Columbia

#1

Gallaudet University

Washington, District of Columbia

#2 in overall quality

$18,706 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$42,682 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Gallaudet University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 15 degrees to qualified masters’s social work students in 2019-2020.

Gallaudet did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Gallaudet University are $18,706, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Gallaudet University Social Work Report

#2

Howard University

Washington, District of Columbia

#1 in overall quality

$34,224 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$55,286 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Howard University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $48-$75k list. This fairly large school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 60 masters’s social work degrees in 2019-2020.

Howard not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Howard are $34,224, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Social Work at Howard University

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