2024 Best Social Work Master's Degree Schools in District of Columbia

Social Work is of the hottest master's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #2 most popular major in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Social Work Master's Degree Schools in District of Columbia ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 205 master's degrees in social work to qualified students.

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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 master'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.
• 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 master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Social Work Master's Degree Schools in District of Columbia ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

 

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Social Work in District of Columbia

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

Top District of Columbia Schools for a Master's in Social Work

1

Howard University
Washington, DC

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

69 Annual Graduates

Howard University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in social work. Located in the large city of Washington, Howard is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a master’s in social work from Howard University

2

Gallaudet University
Washington, DC

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

16 Annual Graduates

Gallaudet University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a master's degree in social work. Located in the city of Washington, Gallaudet is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a master’s in social work from Gallaudet University

Best Social Work Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Social Work Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	695	4,438
Pennsylvania	607	1,292
Maryland	363	683
New Jersey	346	1,095
Delaware	151	67

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Social Work Related Rankings by Major

One of 3 majors within the Social Work area of study, Social Work has other similar majors worth exploring.

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.