2024 Best Social Work Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maryland

If you pursue a bachelor's degree in social work, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #23 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.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 6 schools in Maryland to determine which ones were the best for social work students pursuing a bachelor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 370 bachelor's degrees in social work to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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

Your choice of social work for getting your bachelor's degree school matters. 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 bachelor'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 school's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a combination 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 bachelor'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 full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for social work students working on their bachelor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Social Work Schools

The social work school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Social Work Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maryland.

To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.

 

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Social Work in Maryland

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for social work students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

Top Maryland Schools for a Bachelor's in Social Work

1

University of Maryland - Baltimore County
Baltimore, MD

86 Annual Graduates

University of Maryland - Baltimore County is a wonderful decision for students interested in a bachelor's degree in social work. UMBC is a large public university located in the large suburb of Baltimore.More information about a bachelor’s in social work from University of Maryland - Baltimore County

2

Salisbury University
Salisbury, MD

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

128 Annual Graduates

Salisbury University is a good decision for students pursuing a bachelor's degree in social work. Salisbury is a moderately-sized public university located in the small suburb of Salisbury.More information about a bachelor’s in social work from Salisbury University

3

Morgan State University
Baltimore, MD

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

56 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat Morgan State University if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in social work. Located in the city of Baltimore, Morgan State is a public university with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a bachelor’s in social work from Morgan State University

4

Bowie State University
Bowie, MD

25 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat Bowie State University if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in social work. Bowie State University is a medium-sized public university located in the suburb of Bowie.More information about a bachelor’s in social work from Bowie State University

5

Coppin State University
Baltimore, MD

26 Annual Graduates

Located in the large city of Baltimore, Coppin is a public university with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in social work from Coppin State University

6

Frostburg State University
Frostburg, MD

20 Annual Graduates

Located in the small suburb of Frostburg, Frostburg State is a public university with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in social work from Frostburg State University

Best Social Work Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	707	1,174
Pennsylvania	698	783
New Jersey	351	574
District of Columbia	226	28
Delaware	224	33

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Rankings in Majors Related to Social Work

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.