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2024 Best Social Work Schools in Ohio

20 Colleges in Ohio
2,542 Social Work Degrees Awarded
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 20 schools in Ohio to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of social work. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 2,542 degrees in social work during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Social Work School

Best Social Work Schools in Ohio Your choice of social work school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for social work schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Social Work Rankings by Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Social Work
Bachelor's Degrees in Social Work
Master's Degrees in Social Work
Doctor's Degrees in Social Work

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 Ohio 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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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.


 

Best Schools for Social Work in Ohio

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.

10 Top Ohio Schools in Social Work

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In OH
526 Social Work Degrees Awarded

It is hard to beat Ohio State University - Main Campus if you want to pursue a degree in social work. Ohio State is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Columbus. A Best Colleges rank of #69 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Ohio State is a great university overall.

There were about 526 social work students who graduated with this degree at Ohio State in the most recent data year.

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2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In OH
202 Social Work Degrees Awarded

Every student who is interested in social work needs to check out Case Western Reserve University. Case Western is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Cleveland. A Best Colleges rank of #63 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Case Western is a great university overall.

There were roughly 202 social work students who graduated with this degree at Case Western in the most recent data year.

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3
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In OH
123 Social Work Degrees Awarded

University of Cincinnati - Main Campus is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in social work. UC is a very large public university located in the large city of Cincinnati. A Best Colleges rank of #166 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UC is a great university overall.

There were approximately 123 social work students who graduated with this degree at UC in the most recent year we have data available.

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4
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In OH
147 Social Work Degrees Awarded

University of Akron Main Campus is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in social work. University of Akron Main Campus is a large public university located in the medium-sized city of Akron. A Best Colleges rank of #702 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means University of Akron Main Campus is a great university overall.

There were approximately 147 social work students who graduated with this degree at University of Akron Main Campus in the most recent data year.

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5
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
11th Most Popular In OH
59 Social Work Degrees Awarded

Miami University - Oxford is a large public university located in the town of Oxford. A Best Colleges rank of #116 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Miami University - Oxford is a great university overall.

There were roughly 59 social work students who graduated with this degree at Miami University - Oxford in the most recent data year.

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6
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In OH
138 Social Work Degrees Awarded

OHIO Athens is a fairly large public university located in the town of Athens. A Best Colleges rank of #239 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means OHIO Athens is a great university overall.

There were approximately 138 social work students who graduated with this degree at OHIO Athens in the most recent year we have data available.

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7
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
9th Most Popular In OH
89 Social Work Degrees Awarded

BGSU is a fairly large public university located in the fringe town of Bowling Green. A Best Colleges rank of #665 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means BGSU is a great university overall.

There were about 89 social work students who graduated with this degree at BGSU in the most recent data year.

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8
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In OH
164 Social Work Degrees Awarded

Located in the small city of Youngstown, Youngstown State University is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 37th out of 96 schools for overall quality in the state of Ohio.

There were about 164 social work students who graduated with this degree at Youngstown State University in the most recent data year.

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9
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In OH
185 Social Work Degrees Awarded

Located in the large city of Cleveland, Cleveland State University is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #1006 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Cleveland State University is a great university overall.

There were about 185 social work students who graduated with this degree at Cleveland State University in the most recent data year.

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Bluffton University
Bluffton, OH
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
30th Most Popular In OH
60.0% Growth in Graduates

Bluffton is a small private not-for-profit university located in the distant town of Bluffton. This university ranks 57th out of 96 colleges for overall quality in the state of Ohio.

There were approximately 10 social work students who graduated with this degree at Bluffton in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Social Work Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Michigan 915 2,369
Illinois 870 2,637
Indiana 737 1,323
Wisconsin 672 1,009

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Social Work is one of 3 different types of Social Work programs to choose from.

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