2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Social Work in Illinois

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 5 schools in Illinois to determine which ones were the most popular for social work students pursuing a doctor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 25 doctor's degrees in social work to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Social Work School for Your Doctor's Degree

While being high in popularity does not always mean a school has a quality social work program, it is a sign that a large number of students choose the school. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

More Ways to Rank Social Work Schools

We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. Plus, you can view our other rankings for social work.

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Featured Social Work Programs

Learn about start dates, transferring credits, availability of financial aid, and more by contacting the universities below.

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Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Social Work in Illinois

Below you'll see a list of the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in social work.

Most Well Attended Schools for Social Work Students Working on Their Doctorate

1

University of Chicago
Chicago, IL

11 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student who is interested in a doctor's degree in social work has to check out University of Chicago. UChicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Chicago. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in social work in Illinois.

There were approximately 11 social work students who graduated with this degree at UChicago in the most recent year we have data available.

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2

Aurora University
Aurora, IL

8 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Aurora University is a popular choice for students pursuing a doctor's degree in social work. Aurora is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Aurora. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #3 in quality for doctor's degrees in social work in Illinois.

There were roughly 8 social work students who graduated with this degree at Aurora in the most recent data year.

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3

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL

3 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in social work. UIUC is a very large public university located in the city of Champaign. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in social work in Illinois.

There were approximately 3 social work individuals who graduated with this degree at UIUC in the most recent data year.

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Loyola University Chicago
Chicago, IL

3 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#4 Best Quality In IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Loyola University Chicago is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in social work. Loyola Chicago is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Chicago. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #4 in quality for doctor's degrees in social work in Illinois.

There were about 3 social work students who graduated with this degree at Loyola Chicago in the most recent data year.

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University of Illinois at Chicago
Chicago, IL

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Located in the city of Chicago, UIC is a public university with a very large student population. More information about a doctorate in social work from University of Illinois at Chicago

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Best Social Work Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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