2024 Best Social Work Bachelor's Degree Schools in Louisiana

Social Work is of the hottest bachelor's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #23 most popular major in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 7 schools in Louisiana to determine which ones were the best for social work students pursuing a bachelor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 268 bachelor's degrees in social work during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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

The social work bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

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 bachelor'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 bachelor'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 Bachelor's Degree Schools in Louisiana list to help you make the college decision.

In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don't forget it.

 

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

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

Top Louisiana Schools for a Bachelor's in Social Work

1

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

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

22 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in social work. Located in the city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana State University is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in social work from Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

2

Southern University at New Orleans
New Orleans, LA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

27 Annual Graduates

Southern University at New Orleans is a good choice for students pursuing a bachelor's degree in social work. Located in the city of New Orleans, SUNO is a public university with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in social work from Southern University at New Orleans

3

Grambling State University
Grambling, LA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

29 Annual Graduates

Grambling State University is a wonderful decision for individuals pursuing a bachelor's degree in social work. GSU is a medium-sized public university located in the town of Grambling.More information about a bachelor’s in social work from Grambling State University

4

University of Louisiana at Monroe
Monroe, LA

23 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat University of Louisiana at Monroe if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in social work. Located in the small city of Monroe, ULM is a public university with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a bachelor’s in social work from University of Louisiana at Monroe

5

Southern University and A & M College
Baton Rouge, LA

42 Annual Graduates

Southern University and A & M College is a moderately-sized public university located in the city of Baton Rouge.More information about a bachelor’s in social work from Southern University and A & M College

6

Southeastern Louisiana University
Hammond, LA

47 Annual Graduates

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

7

Northwestern State University of Louisiana
Natchitoches, LA

56 Annual Graduates

NSU is a moderately-sized public university located in the town of Natchitoches.More information about a bachelor’s in social work from Northwestern State University of Louisiana

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	492	839
Tennessee	460	574
North Carolina	453	912
Georgia	453	240
Virginia	421	636
South Carolina	370	165
Kentucky	331	651
Alabama	320	543
Arkansas	294	269
Mississippi	275	363
West Virginia	223	166

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Social Work Related Rankings by Major

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.