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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income Over $110k) in Washington

5 Ranked Colleges
499 Degrees Awarded
$25,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Vallue Social Work Schools for a Master's in Washington For Those Making Over $110k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Vallue Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Making Over $110k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

With 56,762 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, social work is the 8th most popular major in the United States.

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.

For this year’s “Best Vallue Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Making Over $110k” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer 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.

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 Vallue Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Making Over $110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Making Over $110k.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income Over $110k) in Washington

#1

Eastern Washington University

Cheney, Washington
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Eastern Washington University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Vallue Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Making Over $110k. EWU is a public institution located in Cheney, Washington. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 185 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at EWU, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Washington” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at EWU are $28,921, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Best Vallue Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Making Over $110k. University of Washington - Seattle Campus is a large public school situated in Seattle, Washington. It awarded 150 masters’s social work degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UW Seattle, the school also landed 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 you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#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 Vallue Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Making Over $110k list. College Place, Washington is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s social work degrees to 86 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Walla Walla U, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Washington” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Walla Walla University are $23,841, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4

Seattle University

Seattle, Washington
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Seattle University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Vallue Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Making Over $110k. Seattle U is a private not-for-profit institution located in Seattle, Washington. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 26 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

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

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#5 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Vallue Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Washington - Tacoma Campus landed the #5 spot on the list. UW Tacoma is a medium-sized school located in Tacoma, Washington that handed out 52 masters’s social work degrees in 2019-2020.

UW Tacoma did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Washington” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Washington - Tacoma Campus are $30,438, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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