2024 Best Clinical/Medical Social Work Schools in the Plains States Region
6Colleges in the Plains States Region
547Clinical/Medical Social Work Degrees Awarded
Clinical/Medical Social Work is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #261 most popular degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 6 schools in the Plains States Region to determine which ones were the best for clinical/medical social work students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 547 degrees in clinical/medical social work to qualified students.
Choosing a Great Clinical/Medical Social Work School
Your choice of clinical/medical social work school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Clinical/Medical Social Work School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
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Pick Your Clinical/Medical Social Work Degree Level
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Clinical/Medical Social Work Schools in the Plains States Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Best Schools for Clinical/Medical Social Work in the Plains States 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 clinical/medical social work degrees they offer, see the list below.
Top Plains States Region Schools in Clinical/Medical Social Work
It's hard to beat Capella University if you wish to pursue a degree in clinical/medical social work. Located in the city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #145 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Capella University is a great university overall.
There were approximately 209 clinical/medical social work students who graduated with this degree at Capella University in the most recent data year.
University of South Dakota is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in clinical/medical social work. Located in the town of Vermillion, USD is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #386 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means USD is a great university overall.
There were approximately 101 clinical/medical social work students who graduated with this degree at USD in the most recent year we have data available.
It is difficult to beat Winona State University if you wish to pursue a degree in clinical/medical social work. Winona State is a moderately-sized public university located in the town of Winona. This university ranks 17th out of 52 schools for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.
There were roughly 38 clinical/medical social work students who graduated with this degree at Winona State in the most recent data year.
It is difficult to beat University of Missouri - Columbia if you wish to pursue a degree in clinical/medical social work. Mizzou is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Columbia. A Best Colleges rank of #124 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Mizzou is a great university overall.
There were roughly 81 clinical/medical social work students who graduated with this degree at Mizzou in the most recent data year.
Located in the city of Grand Island, Central Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population. This college ranks 14th out of 19 colleges for overall quality in the state of Nebraska.
There were approximately 59 clinical/medical social work students who graduated with this degree at Central Community College in the most recent data year.
Located in the large city of Lincoln, Southeast Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. This college ranks 11th out of 19 colleges for overall quality in the state of Nebraska.
There were about 40 clinical/medical social work students who graduated with this degree at Southeast Community College in the most recent year we have data available.
MCC is a large public college located in the large city of Omaha. This college ranks 6th out of 19 colleges for overall quality in the state of Nebraska.
There were roughly 18 clinical/medical social work students who graduated with this degree at MCC in the most recent year we have data available.
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).