@publisher All schools at NU are well-respected! My point was that one can get a social work degree for less money elsewhere, say UIUC if in-state, among others. And in terms of outcomes, generally those with social work degrees are vying for the same jobs, with the same pay. Of course there are exceptions to this, and of course there are reasons some may choose to attend a certain school other than price and/or projected/guesstimated ROI. We all do the best we can with the data we have.