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2022 Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in Oregon For Those Getting Aid

1 Ranked Colleges
5 Degrees Awarded
$23,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in Oregon For Those Getting Aid

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in Oregon For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 Oregon, there were 541 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,375 and $33,171 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the social work program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in Oregon For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for oregon doctor’s degree social work students with aid.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Work in Oregon (With Aid)

#1

Portland State University

Portland, Oregon
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Portland State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in Oregon For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Portland, Oregon, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s social work degrees in 2019-2020.

Portland State University also took the #1 spot in our “Best Social Work Doctor’s Degree Schools in Oregon” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Portland State University are $23,784, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Portland State University 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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