2025 Best Social Work Schools

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University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA

Every student pursuing a degree in social work needs to look into University of Southern California. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #13 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means USC is a great university overall.

There were roughly 786 social work students who graduated with this degree at USC in the most recent data year.

2

University of Chicago
Chicago, IL

It's hard to beat University of Chicago if you wish to pursue a degree in social work. UChicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Chicago. A Best Colleges rank of #3 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UChicago is a great university overall.

There were roughly 200 social work students who graduated with this degree at UChicago in the most recent data year.

3

New York University
New York, NY

Any student pursuing a degree in social work needs to look into New York University. NYU is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of New York. A Best Colleges rank of #16 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means NYU is a great university overall.

There were approximately 570 social work students who graduated with this degree at NYU in the most recent data year.

4

University of California - Berkeley
Berkeley, CA

University of California - Berkeley is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in social work. Located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #14 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UC Berkeley is a great university overall.

There were approximately 199 social work students who graduated with this degree at UC Berkeley in the most recent data year.

5

Rutgers University - New Brunswick
New Brunswick, NJ

Located in the city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 45 schools for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.

There were about 765 social work students who graduated with this degree at Rutgers New Brunswick in the most recent data year.

6

University of Washington - Seattle Campus
Seattle, WA

UW Seattle is a very large public university located in the large city of Seattle. A Best Colleges rank of #44 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UW Seattle is a great university overall.

There were roughly 173 social work students who graduated with this degree at UW Seattle in the most recent year we have data available.

7

Fordham University
Bronx, NY

Fordham U is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Bronx. A Best Colleges rank of #67 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Fordham U is a great university overall.

There were roughly 912 social work students who graduated with this degree at Fordham U in the most recent year we have data available.

8

Simmons University
Boston, MA

Located in the city of Boston, Simmons is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #68 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Simmons is a great university overall.

There were approximately 526 social work students who graduated with this degree at Simmons in the most recent year we have data available.

9

Loyola University Chicago
Chicago, IL

Loyola Chicago is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Chicago. This university ranks 4th out of 85 colleges for overall quality in the state of Illinois.

There were approximately 346 social work students who graduated with this degree at Loyola Chicago in the most recent year we have data available.

10

Arizona State University - Tempe
Tempe, AZ

Located in the city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 26 schools for overall quality in the state of Arizona.

There were about 439 social work students who graduated with this degree at ASU - Tempe in the most recent data year.

11

University of Wisconsin - Madison
Madison, WI

UW - Madison is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Madison. A Best Colleges rank of #40 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UW - Madison is a great university overall.

There were approximately 227 social work students who graduated with this degree at UW - Madison in the most recent year we have data available.

12

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI

Located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #22 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means U-M is a great university overall.

There were roughly 369 social work students who graduated with this degree at U-M in the most recent data year.

13

The University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX

UT Austin is a very large public university located in the city of Austin. A Best Colleges rank of #46 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UT Austin is a great university overall.

There were about 221 social work students who graduated with this degree at UT Austin in the most recent data year.

14

Ohio State University - Main Campus
Columbus, OH

Located in the large city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 1st out of 91 colleges for overall quality in the state of Ohio.

There were roughly 593 social work students who graduated with this degree at Ohio State in the most recent year we have data available.

15

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL

UIUC is a very large public university located in the small city of Champaign. A Best Colleges rank of #41 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UIUC is a great university overall.

There were about 251 social work students who graduated with this degree at UIUC in the most recent year we have data available.

16

University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT

Located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 11 colleges for overall quality in the state of Utah.

There were roughly 311 social work students who graduated with this degree at U of U in the most recent data year.

17

Catholic University of America
Washington, DC

CUA is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Washington. This university ranks 4th out of 7 colleges for overall quality in the state of District of Columbia.

There were approximately 125 social work students who graduated with this degree at CUA in the most recent year we have data available.

18

Aurora University
Aurora, IL

Aurora is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Aurora. This university ranks 11th out of 85 colleges for overall quality in the state of Illinois.

There were about 766 social work students who graduated with this degree at Aurora in the most recent year we have data available.

19

University of Connecticut
Storrs, CT

UCONN is a very large public university located in the town of Storrs. A Best Colleges rank of #57 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UCONN is a great university overall.

There were roughly 196 social work students who graduated with this degree at UCONN in the most recent data year.

20

Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis
Indianapolis, IN

IUPUI is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Indianapolis. This university ranks 7th out of 41 schools for overall quality in the state of Indiana.

There were about 613 social work students who graduated with this degree at IUPUI in the most recent data year.

21

University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY

Located in the large city of Lexington, UK is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 1st out of 39 colleges for overall quality in the state of Kentucky.

There were approximately 629 social work students who graduated with this degree at UK in the most recent year we have data available.

22

The University of Texas at Arlington
Arlington, TX

UT Arlington is a very large public university located in the city of Arlington. This university ranks 12th out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were approximately 852 social work students who graduated with this degree at UT Arlington in the most recent data year.

23

San Diego State University
San Diego, CA

Located in the city of San Diego, SDSU is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 25th out of 161 schools for overall quality in the state of California.

There were approximately 214 social work students who graduated with this degree at SDSU in the most recent data year.

24

University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA

Located in the small city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 1st out of 37 schools for overall quality in the state of Iowa.

There were roughly 145 social work students who graduated with this degree at Iowa in the most recent year we have data available.

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University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS

Located in the small city of Lawrence, KU is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 1st out of 44 schools for overall quality in the state of Kansas.

There were about 232 social work students who graduated with this degree at KU in the most recent year we have data available.