2024 Best Social Work Schools in the Plains States Region
50
Colleges in the Plains States Region
4,748
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.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 50 schools in the Plains States Region to determine which ones were the best for social work students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 4,748 degrees in social work during the 2020-2021 academic year.
What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings
Choosing a Great Social Work School
The social work program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Social Work rankings. 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.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Pick Your Social Work Degree Level
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Social Work Schools in the Plains States Region list to help you make the college 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 the Plains States Region
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 Plains States Region Schools in Social Work
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In MO
267
Social Work Degrees Awarded
Washington University in St Louis is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in social work. WUSTL is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Saint Louis. A Best Colleges rank of #17 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means WUSTL is a great university overall.
There were approximately 267 social work students who graduated with this degree at WUSTL in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in social work from Washington University in St Louis
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
8th
Most Popular In MN
81
Social Work Degrees Awarded
Winona State University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in social work. Located in the town of Winona, Winona State is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 17th out of 52 schools for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.
There were about 81 social work students who graduated with this degree at Winona State in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in social work from Winona State University
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
3rd
Most Popular In MN
117
Social Work Degrees Awarded
It's hard to beat University of Minnesota - Twin Cities if you wish to pursue a degree in social work. UMN Twin Cities is a fairly large public university located in the city of Minneapolis. A Best Colleges rank of #51 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UMN Twin Cities is a great university overall.
There were approximately 117 social work students who graduated with this degree at UMN Twin Cities in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in social work from University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In MN
147
Social Work Degrees Awarded
Every student pursuing a degree in social work has to check out University of St Thomas Minnesota. UST MN is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Saint Paul. A Best Colleges rank of #143 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UST MN is a great university overall.
There were about 147 social work students who graduated with this degree at UST MN in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in social work from University of St Thomas Minnesota
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In KS
224
Social Work Degrees Awarded
Located in the city of Lawrence, KU is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #141 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means KU is a great university overall.
There were about 224 social work students who graduated with this degree at KU in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in social work from University of Kansas
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In IA
140
Social Work Degrees Awarded
Located in the small city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #84 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Iowa is a great university overall.
There were about 140 social work students who graduated with this degree at Iowa in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in social work from University of Iowa
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
7th
Most Popular In MN
105
Social Work Degrees Awarded
St. Scholastica is a small private not-for-profit college located in the small city of Duluth. A Best Colleges rank of #296 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means St. Scholastica is a great college overall.
There were approximately 105 social work students who graduated with this degree at St. Scholastica in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in social work from The College of Saint Scholastica
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
13th
Most Popular In MN
57
Social Work Degrees Awarded
Located in the medium-sized suburb of Moorhead, MSU Moorhead is a public university with a small student population. This university ranks 25th out of 52 colleges for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.
There were approximately 57 social work students who graduated with this degree at MSU Moorhead in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in social work from Minnesota State University - Moorhead
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
10th
Most Popular In MN
69
Social Work Degrees Awarded
Capella University is a very large private for-profit university located in the city of Minneapolis. A Best Colleges rank of #145 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Capella University is a great university overall.
There were about 69 social work students who graduated with this degree at Capella University in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in social work from Capella University
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
11th
Most Popular In MN
66
Social Work Degrees Awarded
St. Kate's is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Saint Paul. This university ranks 16th out of 52 colleges for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.
There were approximately 66 social work students who graduated with this degree at St. Kate's in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in social work from St Catherine University
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