2024 Best Social Work Schools in District of Columbia

Social Work is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #13 most popular major in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Social Work Schools in District of Columbia ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 243 degrees in social work to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

• Best Overall Social Work Schools List

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Social Work Schools in District of Columbia ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for Social Work in District of Columbia

The schools below may not offer all types of social work degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top District of Columbia Schools in Social Work

1

Howard University
Washington, DC

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

69 Social Work Degrees Awarded

5.8% Growth in Graduates

Howard University is a great option for students pursuing a degree in social work. Howard is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Washington.

Degree recipients from the social work degree program at Howard University get $5,707 above the average college grad with the same degree shortly after graduation.

More information about a degree in social work from Howard University

2

Gallaudet University
Washington, DC

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

$38,472 Median Starting Salary

$19,300 Median Student Debt

Gallaudet University is a great choice for students interested in a degree in social work. Gallaudet is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Washington.

Students who graduate with their degree from the social work program report average early career income of $38,472.

More information about a degree in social work from Gallaudet University

 

Best Social Work Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Social Work Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania	334	2,217
New York	333	5,709
Maryland	279	1,072
New Jersey	273	1,856
Delaware	175	100

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Rankings in Majors Related to Social Work

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Social Work Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Social Work	233
Other Social Work	10

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Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
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