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 #9 most popular major in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Social Work Schools in District of Columbia ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 233 degrees in social work to qualified students.

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

• Best Overall Social Work Schools List

Pick Your Social Work Degree Level

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Social Work Schools in District of Columbia list to help you make the college 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

It is hard to beat Howard University if you wish to pursue a degree in social work. Howard is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Washington.More information about a degree in social work from Howard University

2

Gallaudet University
Washington, DC

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

6.3% Growth in Graduates

It is difficult to beat Gallaudet University if you want to pursue a degree in social work. Gallaudet is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Washington.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 Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	1,026	5,676
Pennsylvania	978	2,203
Maryland	618	1,072
New Jersey	614	1,856
Delaware	345	100

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Rankings in Majors Related to Social Work

One of 3 majors within the Social Work area of study, Social Work has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Majors Related to Social Work

Related Major	Annual Graduates
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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More about our data sources and methodologies.