2025 Best Social Work Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
65Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
11,322Social Work Degrees Awarded
Ranked #9 in popularity, social work is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.
In 2025, College Factual analyzed 65 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Social Work Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 11,322 degrees in social work annually.
Your choice of social work school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Social Work School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
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Best Schools for Social Work in the Middle Atlantic Region
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the social work degrees they offer, see the list below. Only those schools that rank in the top 20% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
13 Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools in Social Work
New York University is a wonderful decision for students interested in a degree in social work. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #16 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means NYU is a great university overall.
There were approximately 570 social work students who graduated with this degree at NYU in the most recent data year.
Every student pursuing a degree in social work needs to take a look at Rutgers University - New Brunswick. Rutgers New Brunswick is a fairly large public university located in the city of New Brunswick. A Best Colleges rank of #74 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Rutgers New Brunswick is a great university overall.
There were roughly 765 social work students who graduated with this degree at Rutgers New Brunswick in the most recent year we have data available.
BA in Human Services - Child & Family ServicesProgram Name
Gain the fundamental tools required to improve the lives of children and families in crisis with this specialized online bachelor's from Southern New Hampshire University.
It is difficult to beat Fordham University if you wish to pursue a degree in social work. Located in the city of Bronx, Fordham U is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #67 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Fordham U is a great university overall.
There were approximately 912 social work students who graduated with this degree at Fordham U in the most recent data year.
It's hard to beat Catholic University of America if you want to pursue a degree in social work. Located in the city of Washington, CUA is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 4th out of 7 colleges for overall quality in the state of District of Columbia.
There were approximately 125 social work students who graduated with this degree at CUA in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the city of New York, Hunter is a public college with a very large student population. This college ranks 30th out of 136 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were about 644 social work students who graduated with this degree at Hunter in the most recent data year.
Located in the suburb of Garden City, Adelphi is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #183 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Adelphi is a great university overall.
There were about 269 social work students who graduated with this degree at Adelphi in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the large city of Newark, Rutgers Newark is a public university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #164 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Rutgers Newark is a great university overall.
There were about 88 social work students who graduated with this degree at Rutgers Newark in the most recent year we have data available.
Improve the lives of individuals, families and communities with the human service tools gained from this online bachelor's from Southern New Hampshire University.
Located in the suburb of Stony Brook, SUNY Stony Brook is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #153 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means SUNY Stony Brook is a great university overall.
There were about 348 social work students who graduated with this degree at SUNY Stony Brook in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #85 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Pitt is a great university overall.
There were about 265 social work students who graduated with this degree at Pitt in the most recent data year.
Montclair State is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Montclair. This university ranks 10th out of 45 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.
There were about 135 social work students who graduated with this degree at Montclair State in the most recent data year.
Located in the small suburb of Salisbury, Salisbury is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 12th out of 35 schools for overall quality in the state of Maryland.
There were about 299 social work students who graduated with this degree at Salisbury in the most recent data year.
BS in Business Administration - Public AdministrationProgram Name
Prepare yourself to make the decisions that best serve a community, its constituents and its economic growth with this specialized business degree from Southern New Hampshire University.
Syracuse is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Syracuse. A Best Colleges rank of #62 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Syracuse is a great university overall.
There were about 82 social work students who graduated with this degree at Syracuse in the most recent year we have data available.
Rutgers Camden is a medium-sized public university located in the small city of Camden. A Best Colleges rank of #248 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Rutgers Camden is a great university overall.
There were approximately 62 social work students who graduated with this degree at Rutgers Camden in the most recent year we have data available.
Here are some additional great schools for Social Work students in the Middle Atlantic Region that almost earned our Best Social Work Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region award.
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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Your choice of social work school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Social Work School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
