---

2026 Best Value Clinical/Medical Social Work Schools in Michigan

[Clinical/Medical Social Work](/majors/health-care-professions/mental-social-health-services/clinical-medical-social-work/) is a field worth comparing on the balance of cost and outcomes. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong clinical/medical social work education at a price that pays off.

To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 2 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for clinical/medical social work students.

What’s on this page:

• Best Value Clinical/Medical Social Work Schools in Michigan

2026 Best Value Clinical/Medical Social Work Schools in Michigan

If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the clinical/medical social work degrees they offer, see the list below.

Best Value Clinical/Medical Social Work Schools

1

Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, MI

$15,987 In-State Tuition & Fees

$27,981 Avg Student Debt

$53,562 Median Earnings (10yr)

For return on investment in clinical/medical social work, no school beat Western Michigan University this year. Set in the city of Kalamazoo, Western Michigan University is a large public institution. In-state tuition and fees average $15,987, with out-of-state students paying around $19,952. Students borrow a median of $27,981 to complete the clinical/medical social work program here. Early-career clinical/medical social work graduates make about $42,266. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. Western Michigan University admits about 85% of applicants.

2

Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI

$18,079 In-State Tuition & Fees

$25,213 Avg Student Debt

$67,253 Median Earnings (10yr)

A rank of #2 makes Michigan State University one of the best values for clinical/medical social work. Michigan State University is a very large public school located in the city of East Lansing. In-state tuition and fees average $18,079, while out-of-state students pay about $44,850. Students borrow a median of $25,213 to complete the clinical/medical social work program here. Early-career clinical/medical social work graduates make about $53,352. That is a strong return on a $25,213 median debt. Michigan State University admits about 85% of applicants.

View All Clinical/Medical Social Work Rankings >

Notes and References

This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.

*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 ranked schools only.

• 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.