2024 Best Social Work Doctor's Degree Schools in Virginia

If you plan on getting your doctor's degree in social work, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #42 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Virginia to determine which ones were the best for social work students pursuing a doctor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 8 doctor's degrees in social work during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their doctor's degree from the school. After all, your doctor's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to social work students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other social work students want to attend this school to pursue a doctor's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for social work to pay back their student loans after receiving their doctor's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized social work related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for social work students working on their doctor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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 Doctor's Degree Schools in Virginia list to help you make the college decision.

 

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Social Work in Virginia

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in social work.

Top Virginia Schools for a Doctorate in Social Work

1

Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, VA

6 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a doctor's degree in social work has to take a look at Virginia Commonwealth University. Located in the midsize city of Richmond, VCU is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in social work from Virginia Commonwealth University

2

Norfolk State University
Norfolk, VA

2 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat Norfolk State University if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in social work. Located in the city of Norfolk, Norfolk State is a public university with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a doctorate in social work from Norfolk State University

Best Social Work Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Social Work Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	138	9
Georgia	126	7
North Carolina	115	4
Mississippi	113	2
Louisiana	103	17
Tennessee	102	19
Alabama	98	5
South Carolina	91	1
Kentucky	87	12

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Social Work Related Rankings by Major

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Social Work Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Social Work	8

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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Army Medicine. More about our data sources and methodologies.