2022 Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Arizona For Those Making $48-$75k

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 Master’s in Arizona 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 Arizona, there were 1,283 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,300 and $31,050 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 583 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,233 and $38,981 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.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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 Master’s in Arizona For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.

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

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

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

#1

Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, Arizona

#2 in overall quality

$19,489 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northern Arizona University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Arizona For Those Making $48-$75k. NAU is a large public school situated in Flagstaff, Arizona. It awarded 42 masters’s social work degrees in 2019-2020.

NAU also took the #2 spot in our “Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at NAU are $19,489, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Social Work at NAU

#2

Arizona State University - Skysong

Scottsdale, Arizona

#1 in overall quality

$6,724 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$46,843 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Skysong. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Arizona For Those Making $48-$75k list. ASU - Skysong is located in Scottsdale, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 328 masters’s social work degrees to qualified students.

ASU - Skysong also took the #1 spot in our “Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Arizona State University - Skysong are $6,724, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Social Work at Arizona State University - Skysong

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

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Army Medicine.

Featured Social Work Schools

Request Info

Southern New Hampshire University You have goals. Southern New Hampshire University can help you get there. Whether you need a bachelor's degree to get into a career or want a master's degree to move up in your current career, SNHU has an online program for you. Find your degree from over 200 online programs ... Learn More >