2024 Best Social Work Master's Degree Schools in Louisiana

If you pursue a master's degree in social work, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #2 most popular program in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

College Factual looked at 4 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Social Work Master's Degree Schools in Louisiana ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 574 master's degrees in social work to qualified students.

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

The social work master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality social work program can vary widely even among the top schools. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

The overall quality of a master's degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To account for this we consider a college's overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking which itself looks at a host of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on social work students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of social work students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized social work related body.

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

More Ways to Rank Social Work Schools

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Social Work Master's Degree Schools in Louisiana list, to help you choose the best school for you.

 

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Social Work in Louisiana

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

Top Louisiana Schools for a Master's in Social Work

1

Tulane University of Louisiana
New Orleans, LA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

146 Annual Graduates

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

2

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College
Baton Rouge, LA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

327 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College if you wish to pursue a master's degree in social work. Louisiana State University is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Baton Rouge.More information about a master’s in social work from Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

3

Southern University at New Orleans
New Orleans, LA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

64 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat Southern University at New Orleans if you wish to pursue a master's degree in social work. SUNO is a small public university located in the city of New Orleans.More information about a master’s in social work from Southern University at New Orleans

4

Grambling State University
Grambling, LA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

20 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in social work has to take a look at Grambling State University. Located in the town of Grambling, GSU is a public university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a master’s in social work from Grambling 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	422	639
Georgia	370	430
North Carolina	334	823
Virginia	331	366
Tennessee	313	568
Kentucky	268	764
South Carolina	260	209
Alabama	258	603
Mississippi	243	137
Arkansas	187	125
West Virginia	164	143

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Rankings in Majors Related to Social Work

Social Work is one of 3 different types of Social Work programs to choose from.

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.