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

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17 Colleges in Illinois

1,729 Master's Degrees

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.

College Factual looked at 17 colleges and universities when compiling its 2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Social Work in Illinois ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 1,729 master's degrees in social work to qualified students.

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Best Master’s Degree Schools List

The social work master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. We created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Social Work in Illinois ranking to make it a little easier to choose the right one for you.

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of social work students usually has them for a reason. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

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Associate Degrees in Social Work

Bachelor's Degrees in Social Work

Doctor's Degrees in Social Work

Overall Popularity in Social Work

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for social work.

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

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

Aurora University
Aurora, IL

460 Annual Master's Degrees

#4 Best Quality In IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Aurora University if you want to pursue a master's degree in social work. Located in the suburb of Aurora, Aurora is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #4 in quality for master's degrees in social work in Illinois.

There were approximately 460 social work students who graduated with this degree at Aurora in the most recent year we have data available.

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Loyola University Chicago
Chicago, IL

249 Annual Master's Degrees

#5 Best Quality In IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in social work needs to look into Loyola University Chicago. Located in the city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #5 in quality for master's degrees in social work in Illinois.

There were roughly 249 social work individuals 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

248 Annual Master's Degrees

#6 Best Quality In IL

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of Illinois at Chicago if you wish to pursue a master's degree in social work. UIC is a very large public university located in the large city of Chicago. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #6 in quality for master's degrees in social work in Illinois.

There were about 248 social work individuals who graduated with this degree at UIC in the most recent data year.

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University of Chicago
Chicago, IL

199 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in social work needs to take a look at University of Chicago. Located in the large city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in social work in Illinois.

There were approximately 199 social work students who graduated with this degree at UChicago in the most recent year we have data available.

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL

151 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public university with a very large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for master's degrees in social work in Illinois.

There were approximately 151 social work individuals who graduated with this degree at UIUC in the most recent year we have data available.

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Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Carbondale, IL

91 Annual Master's Degrees

#10 Best Quality In IL

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Located in the city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public university with a fairly large student population.

There were roughly 91 social work individuals who graduated with this degree at SIUC in the most recent year we have data available.

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Dominican University
River Forest, IL

77 Annual Master's Degrees

#8 Best Quality In IL

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Dominican U is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of River Forest. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #8 in quality for master's degrees in social work in Illinois.

There were about 77 social work individuals who graduated with this degree at Dominican U in the most recent data year.

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Governors State University
University Park, IL

48 Annual Master's Degrees

#13 Best Quality In IL

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

GSU is a small public university located in the rural area of University Park.

There were roughly 48 social work students who graduated with this degree at GSU in the most recent data year.

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Northeastern Illinois University
Chicago, IL

42 Annual Master's Degrees

#14 Best Quality In IL

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Northeastern Illinois University is a medium-sized public university located in the city of Chicago.

There were roughly 42 social work individuals who graduated with this degree at Northeastern Illinois University in the most recent year we have data available.

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Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Edwardsville, IL

29 Annual Master's Degrees

#11 Best Quality In IL

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Located in the large suburb of Edwardsville, SIUE is a public university with a large student population.

There were roughly 29 social work individuals who graduated with this degree at SIUE in the most recent year we have data available.

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Explore all the Most Popular Social Work Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Michigan	470	1,297
Ohio	466	1,020
Indiana	352	502
Wisconsin	302	396

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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).
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