2024 Best Social Work Schools in the Southeast Region
111Colleges in the Southeast Region
12,549Social Work Degrees Awarded
$34,224Avg Early-Career Salary
Ranked #13 in popularity, social work is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.
College Factual looked at 111 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Social Work Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 12,549 degrees in social work to qualified students.
Your choice of social work school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Social Work School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
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 the Southeast Region list to help you make the college decision.
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Best Schools for Social Work in the Southeast Region
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the social work degrees they offer, see the list below. Only those schools that rank in the top 15% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
Any student who is interested in social work needs to take a look at University of Kentucky. UK is a very large public university located in the city of Lexington. This university ranks 1st out of 38 colleges for overall quality in the state of Kentucky.
There were roughly 629 social work students who graduated with this degree at UK in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduating, social work degree recipients generally earn an average of $33,478 in the first five years of their career.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in social work. UNC Chapel Hill is a very large public university located in the city of Chapel Hill. A Best Colleges rank of #43 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UNC Chapel Hill is a great university overall.
There were approximately 144 social work students who graduated with this degree at UNC Chapel Hill in the most recent year we have data available. Those social work students who get their degree from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill make $9,760 more than the average social work grad.
Any student pursuing a degree in social work has to take a look at Florida Atlantic University. FAU is a fairly large public university located in the city of Boca Raton. This university ranks 13th out of 77 colleges for overall quality in the state of Florida.
There were about 239 social work students who graduated with this degree at FAU in the most recent year we have data available. After graduating, social work degree recipients generally earn around $31,638 in the first five years of their career.
Florida State University is a good decision for students interested in a degree in social work. Located in the midsize city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #121 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Florida State is a great university overall.
There were roughly 107 social work students who graduated with this degree at Florida State in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the social work program make around $34,825 in their early career salary.
Tulane is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of New Orleans. A Best Colleges rank of #78 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Tulane is a great university overall.
There were about 241 social work students who graduated with this degree at Tulane in the most recent data year. Those social work students who get their degree from Tulane University of Louisiana earn $8,269 more than the average social work student.
Located in the midsize city of Athens, UGA is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #72 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UGA is a great university overall.
There were roughly 233 social work students who graduated with this degree at UGA in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the social work degree program at University of Georgia get $7,370 above the standard college graduate in this field when they enter the workforce.
Located in the city of Knoxville, UT Knoxville is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #173 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UT Knoxville is a great university overall.
There were about 424 social work students who graduated with this degree at UT Knoxville in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the social work program make around $35,757 in their early career salary.
Located in the city of Richmond, VCU is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 7th out of 63 schools for overall quality in the state of Virginia.
There were about 348 social work students who graduated with this degree at VCU in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the social work degree program at Virginia Commonwealth University get $4,612 above the average graduate in this field shortly after graduation.
FIU is a very large public university located in the suburb of Miami. A Best Colleges rank of #183 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means FIU is a great university overall.
There were about 82 social work students who graduated with this degree at FIU in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the social work program at Florida International University get $2,089 above the typical college grad in this field when they enter the workforce.
Located in the city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana State University is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 29 schools for overall quality in the state of Louisiana.
There were approximately 481 social work students who graduated with this degree at Louisiana State University in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the social work program at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College get $4,808 more than the average college graduate with the same degree when they enter the workforce.
Located in the small city of Tuscaloosa, UA is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #139 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UA is a great university overall.
There were approximately 273 social work students who graduated with this degree at UA in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the social work program earn an average of $34,555 in the first couple years of their career.
GMU is a fairly large public university located in the large suburb of Fairfax. A Best Colleges rank of #117 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means GMU is a great university overall.
There were approximately 141 social work students who graduated with this degree at GMU in the most recent data year. Social Work degree recipients from George Mason University earn a boost of approximately $8,794 above the average earnings of social work majors.
Located in the small city of Fayetteville, UARK is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 1st out of 34 schools for overall quality in the state of Arkansas.
There were approximately 104 social work students who graduated with this degree at UARK in the most recent year we have data available. Social Work degree recipients from University of Arkansas get an earnings boost of approximately $3,793 above the average income of social work majors.
UofSC is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Columbia. A Best Colleges rank of #152 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UofSC is a great university overall.
There were about 195 social work students who graduated with this degree at UofSC in the most recent year we have data available. After graduation, social work degree recipients typically earn around $31,638 in their early careers.
UCF is a very large public university located in the suburb of Orlando. This university ranks 7th out of 77 schools for overall quality in the state of Florida.
There were about 369 social work students who graduated with this degree at UCF in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the social work program state that they receive average early career earnings of $34,449.
Located in the city of Louisville, UofL is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 38 colleges for overall quality in the state of Kentucky.
There were roughly 246 social work students who graduated with this degree at UofL in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the social work major at University of Louisville get $3,220 more than the typical graduate with the same degree shortly after graduation.
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These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Social Work Schools in the Southeast Region award.
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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Your choice of social work school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Social Work School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
