2024 Best Social Work Schools in Nevada

Social Work is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #9 most popular major in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Nevada to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of social work. Combined, these schools handed out 462 degrees in social work to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

• Best Overall Social Work Schools List

Pick Your Social Work Degree Level

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Social Work Schools in Nevada ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for Social Work in Nevada

The schools below may not offer all types of social work degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Nevada Schools in Social Work

1

University of Nevada - Las Vegas
Las Vegas, NV

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

152 Social Work Degrees Awarded

1.3% Growth in Graduates

Any student who is interested in social work needs to check out University of Nevada - Las Vegas. Located in the medium-sized city of Las Vegas, UNLV is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a degree in social work from University of Nevada - Las Vegas

2

University of Nevada - Reno
Reno, NV

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

266 Social Work Degrees Awarded

0.4% Growth in Graduates

University of Nevada - Reno is a wonderful choice for students interested in a degree in social work. Located in the large city of Reno, UNR is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a degree in social work from University of Nevada - Reno

 

Best Social Work Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Social Work Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	999	4,790
Washington	831	619
Oregon	587	501
Hawaii	267	199
Alaska	167	74

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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).
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More about our data sources and methodologies.