2025 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 looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Social Work Schools in Nevada ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 516 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 - Reno
Reno, NV

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

299 Social Work Degrees Awarded

11.0% Growth in Graduates

University of Nevada - Reno is a great option for students interested in a degree in social work. Located in the 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

2

University of Nevada - Las Vegas
Las Vegas, NV

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

164 Social Work Degrees Awarded

7.3% Growth in Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in social work needs to look into University of Nevada - Las Vegas. Located in the midsize city of Las Vegas, UNLV is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a degree in social work from University of Nevada - Las Vegas

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.