2024 Best Social Work Master's Degree Schools in Mississippi

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.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Mississippi to determine which ones were the best for social work students pursuing a master's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 137 master's degrees in social work to qualified students.

Jump to one of the following sections: * Our Methodology

• Best Master’s Degree Schools List

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 colleges for social work students working on their master'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 Master's Degree Schools in Mississippi list to help you make the college decision.

 

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

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

Top Mississippi Schools for a Master's in Social Work

1

Jackson State University
Jackson, MS

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

77 Annual Graduates

Jackson State University is a good decision for students interested in a master's degree in social work. Jackson State is a moderately-sized public university located in the medium-sized city of Jackson.More information about a master’s in social work from Jackson State University

2

University of Southern Mississippi
Hattiesburg, MS

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

60 Annual Graduates

University of Southern Mississippi is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a master's degree in social work. Located in the small city of Hattiesburg, Southern Miss is a public university with a large student population.More information about a master’s in social work from University of Southern Mississippi

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
Louisiana	250	574
Arkansas	187	125
West Virginia	164	143

View All Rankings >

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.