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

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Doctorate in Ohio For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Ohio, there were 2,426 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,210 and $29,094 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 4 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,438 and $112,790 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered 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 Doctorate in Ohio For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio For Those Getting Aid.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Work in Ohio (With Aid)

#1

Ohio State University - Main Campus

Columbus, Ohio

#1 in overall quality

$37,141 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Columbus, Ohio, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s social work degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Ohio State, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Social Work Doctor’s Degree Schools in Ohio” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio State University - Main Campus are $37,141.

Read full report on Social Work at Ohio State

#2

Case Western Reserve University

Cleveland, Ohio

#1 in overall quality

$47,958 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Case Western Reserve University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio For Those Getting Aid list. This fairly large school is located in Cleveland, Ohio, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s social work degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Case Western, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Social Work Doctor’s Degree Schools in Ohio” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Case Western Reserve University are $47,958, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Social Work at Case Western Reserve University

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• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (With Aid)

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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