2024 Best Social Work Schools

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University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA

Any student pursuing a degree in social work has to check out University of Southern California. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #11 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means USC is a great university overall.

There were roughly 786 social work students who graduated with this degree at USC in the most recent data year.

2

University of California - Berkeley
Berkeley, CA

University of California - Berkeley is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in social work. Located in the city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #18 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UC Berkeley is a great university overall.

There were approximately 199 social work students who graduated with this degree at UC Berkeley in the most recent data year.

3

University of Chicago
Chicago, IL

It's hard to beat University of Chicago if you want to pursue a degree in social work. UChicago is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Chicago. A Best Colleges rank of #2 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UChicago is a great university overall.

There were about 200 social work students who graduated with this degree at UChicago in the most recent year we have data available.

4

Columbia University in the City of New York
New York, NY

Columbia University in the City of New York is a good decision for students interested in a degree in social work. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of New York. A Best Colleges rank of #14 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Columbia is a great university overall.

There were about 545 social work students who graduated with this degree at Columbia in the most recent year we have data available.

5

New York University
New York, NY

NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of New York. A Best Colleges rank of #27 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means NYU is a great university overall.

There were about 570 social work students who graduated with this degree at NYU in the most recent year we have data available.

6

University of Maryland - Baltimore
Baltimore, MD

UMB is a medium-sized public university located in the large city of Baltimore.

There were roughly 397 social work students who graduated with this degree at UMB in the most recent year we have data available.

7

Washington University in St Louis
Saint Louis, MO

WUSTL is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Saint Louis. A Best Colleges rank of #17 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means WUSTL is a great university overall.

There were about 245 social work students who graduated with this degree at WUSTL in the most recent year we have data available.

8

University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA

UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Philadelphia. A Best Colleges rank of #4 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UPenn is a great university overall.

There were approximately 174 social work students who graduated with this degree at UPenn in the most recent data year.

9

Yeshiva University
New York, NY

Located in the city of New York, Yeshiva is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 17th out of 142 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were roughly 325 social work students who graduated with this degree at Yeshiva in the most recent data year.

10

Boston University
Boston, MA

Located in the city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. This university ranks 6th out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.

There were roughly 306 social work students who graduated with this degree at Boston U in the most recent data year.

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University of California - Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA

UCLA is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Los Angeles. A Best Colleges rank of #26 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UCLA is a great university overall.

There were about 114 social work students who graduated with this degree at UCLA in the most recent data year.

12

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI

Located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #29 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means U-M is a great university overall.

There were approximately 369 social work students who graduated with this degree at U-M in the most recent year we have data available.

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University of Washington - Seattle Campus
Seattle, WA

UW Seattle is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Seattle. This university ranks 1st out of 51 schools for overall quality in the state of Washington.

There were roughly 173 social work students who graduated with this degree at UW Seattle in the most recent year we have data available.

14

University of Denver
Denver, CO

DU is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Denver. This university ranks 3rd out of 33 schools for overall quality in the state of Colorado.

There were roughly 598 social work students who graduated with this degree at DU in the most recent year we have data available.

15

Rutgers University - New Brunswick
New Brunswick, NJ

Located in the city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 3rd out of 44 schools for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.

There were approximately 765 social work students who graduated with this degree at Rutgers New Brunswick in the most recent year we have data available.

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The University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX

UT Austin is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Austin. A Best Colleges rank of #36 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UT Austin is a great university overall.

There were approximately 221 social work students who graduated with this degree at UT Austin in the most recent data year.

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University of Wisconsin - Madison
Madison, WI

UW - Madison is a very large public university located in the city of Madison. A Best Colleges rank of #30 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UW - Madison is a great university overall.

There were approximately 227 social work students who graduated with this degree at UW - Madison in the most recent data year.

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Arizona State University - Tempe
Tempe, AZ

Located in the medium-sized city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 26 colleges for overall quality in the state of Arizona.

There were approximately 439 social work students who graduated with this degree at ASU - Tempe in the most recent year we have data available.

19

Ohio State University - Main Campus
Columbus, OH

Located in the city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 96 schools for overall quality in the state of Ohio.

There were roughly 593 social work students who graduated with this degree at Ohio State in the most recent year we have data available.

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL

UIUC is a very large public university located in the city of Champaign. A Best Colleges rank of #34 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UIUC is a great university overall.

There were roughly 251 social work students who graduated with this degree at UIUC in the most recent year we have data available.

21

Simmons University
Boston, MA

Located in the large city of Boston, Simmons is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 13th out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.

There were about 526 social work students who graduated with this degree at Simmons in the most recent year we have data available.

22

Fordham University
Bronx, NY

Fordham U is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Bronx. This university ranks 10th out of 142 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were about 912 social work students who graduated with this degree at Fordham U in the most recent year we have data available.

23

Loyola University Chicago
Chicago, IL

Loyola Chicago is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Chicago. This university ranks 4th out of 85 schools for overall quality in the state of Illinois.

There were about 346 social work students who graduated with this degree at Loyola Chicago in the most recent data year.

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University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT

Located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 3rd out of 13 colleges for overall quality in the state of Utah.

There were about 311 social work students who graduated with this degree at U of U in the most recent year we have data available.

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San Diego State University
San Diego, CA

Located in the large city of San Diego, SDSU is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 22nd out of 168 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.

There were approximately 214 social work students who graduated with this degree at SDSU in the most recent data year.