2024 Best Social Work Bachelor's Degree Schools in Mississippi

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.

College Factual looked at 5 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Social Work Bachelor's Degree Schools in Mississippi ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 363 bachelor's degrees in social work to qualified students.

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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 take this into account we consider a college's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a collection 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 complete 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.

More Ways to Rank Social Work Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Social Work Bachelor's Degree Schools in Mississippi ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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

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

Top Mississippi Schools for a Bachelor's in Social Work

1

Mississippi State University
Mississippi State, MS

37 Annual Graduates

Mississippi State University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in social work. Mississippi State is a fairly large public university located in the remote town of Mississippi State.More information about a bachelor’s in social work from Mississippi State University

2

University of Mississippi
University, MS

82 Annual Graduates

University of Mississippi is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in social work. Located in the remote town of University, Ole Miss is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in social work from University of Mississippi

3

University of Southern Mississippi
Hattiesburg, MS

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

64 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in social work needs to check out University of Southern Mississippi. Southern Miss is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Hattiesburg.More information about a bachelor’s in social work from University of Southern Mississippi

4

Jackson State University
Jackson, MS

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

62 Annual Graduates

Jackson State University is a good decision for individuals interested in a bachelor's degree in social work. Located in the medium-sized city of Jackson, Jackson State is a public university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a bachelor’s in social work from Jackson State University

5

Delta State University
Cleveland, MS

20 Annual Graduates

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

6

Belhaven University
Jackson, MS

16 Annual Graduates

Belhaven is a small private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Jackson.More information about a bachelor’s in social work from Belhaven University

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
Louisiana	306	268
Arkansas	294	269
West Virginia	223	166

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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.