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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Work in Missouri (With Aid)

7 Ranked Colleges
606 Degrees Awarded
$26,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master's in Missouri For Those Getting Aid

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 Missouri 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 Missouri, there were 1,067 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,864 and $29,895 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 606 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $51,588 and $39,214 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 7 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.

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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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

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

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Work in Missouri (With Aid)

#1

University of Missouri - St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - St Louis. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Getting Aid list. University of Missouri - St Louis is a public institution located in Saint Louis, Missouri. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 61 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMSL, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Missouri - St Louis are $30,154, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Missouri - St Louis Social Work Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Columbia. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Getting Aid list. Columbia, Missouri is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s social work degrees to 102 students in 2019-2020.

Mizzou also made our “Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Mizzou are $27,193, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Mizzou Social Work Report

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Kansas City landed the #3 spot on the list. UMKC is located in Kansas City, Missouri and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 51 masters’s social work degrees to qualified students.

UMKC also made our “Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Missouri - Kansas City are $26,699, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Social Work at UMKC

#4

Washington University in St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington University in St Louis. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Getting Aid list. Washington University in St Louis is a fairly large school located in Saint Louis, Missouri that handed out 247 masters’s social work degrees in 2019-2020.

WUSTL not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at WUSTL are $56,562.

Full WUSTL Social Work Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Missouri State University - Springfield. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Getting Aid. This large school is located in Springfield, Missouri, and it awarded 31 masters’s social work degrees in 2019-2020.

Missouri State also made our “Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at Missouri State are $12,042, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Social Work at Missouri State

#6

Park University

Parkville, Missouri

Park University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Getting Aid list. Parkville, Missouri is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s social work degrees to 33 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Park University, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Park University are $6,224, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Social Work at Park University

#7

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, Missouri

Saint Louis University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Getting Aid ranking. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 81 degrees to qualified masters’s social work students in 2019-2020.

SLU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at SLU are $22,074, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Saint Louis 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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