If you pursue a degree in social work, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #9 most popular program in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.
In 2024, College Factual analyzed 3 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Social Work Schools in Nebraska ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 256 degrees in social work during the 2020-2021 academic year.
Your choice of social work school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Social Work School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Social Work Schools in Nebraska list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the social work degree levels they offer.
Nebraska Wesleyan University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in social work. Located in the large city of Lincoln, NWU is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 8th out of 19 schools for overall quality in the state of Nebraska.
There were roughly 26 social work students who graduated with this degree at NWU in the most recent data year.
Any student pursuing a degree in social work has to take a look at University of Nebraska at Omaha. Located in the city of Omaha, UNOMAHA is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #468 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UNOMAHA is a great university overall.
There were roughly 149 social work students who graduated with this degree at UNOMAHA in the most recent year we have data available.
University of Nebraska at Kearney is a wonderful choice for students interested in a degree in social work. UNK is a medium-sized public university located in the town of Kearney. This university ranks 10th out of 19 colleges for overall quality in the state of Nebraska.
There were roughly 44 social work students who graduated with this degree at UNK in the most recent data year.
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. For our Best Overall Social Work School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
