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2022 Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Making $48-$75k

5 Ranked Colleges
499 Degrees Awarded
$25,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master's in Washington For Those Making $48-$75k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Social Work is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 8th of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 56,762 degrees were awarded to students with this major.

Across Washington, there were 750 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 499 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $62,184 and $46,709 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in social work. 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The social work school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Making $48-$75k”.

We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. Test it out when you get a chance! You may also want to bookmark the link and share it with others who are trying to make the college decision.

Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for washington master’s degree social work students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income $48-$75k) in Washington

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Making $48-$75k list. University of Washington - Seattle Campus is located in Seattle, Washington and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 150 masters’s social work degrees to qualified students.

UW Seattle also took the #1 spot in our “Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Washington” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UW Seattle are $30,294, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Washington - Seattle Campus Social Work Report

#2

Eastern Washington University

Cheney, Washington
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Washington University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Making $48-$75k list. This fairly large school is located in Cheney, Washington, and it awarded 185 masters’s social work degrees in 2019-2020.

EWU also took the #3 spot in our “Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Washington” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Eastern Washington University are $28,921, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Eastern Washington University Social Work Report

#3

Walla Walla University

College Place, Washington
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Walla Walla University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Making $48-$75k list. Walla Walla University is a private not-for-profit institution located in College Place, Washington. The school has a small population, and it awarded 86 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Walla Walla U also took the #4 spot in our “Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Washington” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Walla Walla U are $23,841.

Read more about Social Work at Walla Walla University

#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Washington - Tacoma Campus. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Making $48-$75k. UW Tacoma is a public institution located in Tacoma, Washington. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 52 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UW Tacoma, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Washington” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UW Tacoma are $30,438, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Social Work at University of Washington - Tacoma Campus

#5

Seattle University

Seattle, Washington
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Seattle University landed the #5 spot on the list. Seattle, Washington is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s social work degrees to 26 students in 2019-2020.

Seattle U did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Washington” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Seattle University are $14,040, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Social Work at Seattle U

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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