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2023 Best Value Colleges for Other Social Work (Income $0-$30k)

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440 Degrees Awarded
$12,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Other Social Work Schools For Those Making $0-$30k

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 Other Social Work Schools For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Other Social Work is the 859th most popular major in the country with 440 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

For this year’s “Best Value Other Social Work Schools For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in other social work. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great other 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 other social work program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Other Social Work Schools For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for other social work students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 5 Best Value Colleges for Other Social Work (Income $0-$30k)

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Best Value Other Social Work Schools For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Seattle, Washington, this large public school handed out 27 diplomas to qualified ’s other social work students in 2020-2021.

UW Seattle not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Other Social Work Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend UW Seattle is $5,194 for other social work students whose families make $0-$30k.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - San Bernardino. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Other Social Work Schools For Those Making $0-$30k list. California State University - San Bernardino is a fairly large school located in San Bernardino, California that handed out 2 ’s other social work degrees in 2020-2021.

CSUSB not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Other Social Work Schools” list. It costs about $5,985 for Other Social Work students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend CSUSB.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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Marquette University
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Marquette University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Other Social Work Schools For Those Making $0-$30k. Milwaukee, Wisconsin is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s other social work degrees to 30 students in 2020-2021.

Marquette also made our “Best Other Social Work Schools” list, coming in at #2. The estimated yearly cost for Marquette is $18,589 for other social work students whose families make $0-$30k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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Gallaudet University
Washington, District of Columbia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Gallaudet University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Other Social Work Schools For Those Making $0-$30k. Gallaudet University is a small school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 10 ’s other social work degrees in 2020-2021.

Gallaudet also made our “Best Other Social Work Schools” list, coming in at #4. The yearly cost to attend Gallaudet is $14,948 for Other Social Work students whose families make $0-$30k.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

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Clark University
Worcester, Massachusetts

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Clark University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Other Social Work Schools For Those Making $0-$30k. Worcester, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s other social work degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.

Clark also made our “Best Other Social Work Schools” list, coming in at #5. The yearly cost to attend Clark is $17,792 for other social work students whose families make $0-$30k.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.

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