2022 Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Indiana For Those Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Indiana For Those Getting Aid” 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 Indiana, there were 1,595 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,467 and $26,564 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 598 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,737 and $39,894 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Indiana For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in social work. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great social work programs and 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 Indiana For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Indiana For Those Getting Aid.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Work in Indiana (With Aid)

#1

Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis

Indianapolis, Indiana

#1 in overall quality

$26,013 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$44,122 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Indiana For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis landed the #1 spot on the list. Indianapolis, Indiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s social work degrees to 425 students in 2019-2020.

IUPUI did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis are $26,013, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Social Work at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis

#2

Indiana University - Bloomington

Bloomington, Indiana

#2 in overall quality

$33,338 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Indiana University - Bloomington. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Indiana For Those Getting Aid. Located in Bloomington, Indiana, this large public school awarded 29 diplomas to qualified masters’s social work students in 2019-2020.

IU Bloomington also made our “Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Indiana University - Bloomington are $33,338, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Indiana University - Bloomington Social Work Report

#3

Indiana University - East

Richmond, Indiana

#5 in overall quality

$18,275 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$42,682 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - East. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Indiana For Those Getting Aid list. This small school is located in Richmond, Indiana, and it awarded 20 masters’s social work degrees in 2019-2020.

IU East also took the #5 spot in our “Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at IU East are $18,275, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full IU East Social Work Report

#4

Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global

Marion, Indiana

#3 in overall quality

$11,977 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Indiana For Those Getting Aid. This fairly large school is located in Marion, Indiana, and it awarded 99 masters’s social work degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at IWU, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at IWU are $11,977, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Social Work at Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global

#5

University of Indianapolis

Indianapolis, Indiana

#4 in overall quality

$39,644 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Indianapolis. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Indiana For Those Getting Aid. University of Indianapolis is located in Indianapolis, Indiana and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 25 masters’s social work degrees to qualified students.

UIndy did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UIndy are $39,644, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Social Work at UIndy

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Work in the Great Lakes Region (With Aid)
• Best Value Master’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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