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2023 Best Social Work Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

48 Colleges
$40,900 Avg Salary
$25,681 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Social Work School for You

In 2020-2021, 33,631 social work students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #6 most popular in the country.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Social Work Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 48 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best Social Work Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Check out the social work programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Social Work Schools

Our 2023 rankings named University of Maryland - Baltimore the best school in the Middle Atlantic Region for social work students. UMB is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Baltimore.

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#2

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Social Work Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Columbia University in the City of New York. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Social Work Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

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#4

New York University

New York, NY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend New York University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Social Work Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#5

Salisbury University

Salisbury, MD

The excellent programs at Salisbury University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best social work schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the small suburb of Salisbury, Salisbury is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#6

Bryn Mawr College

Bryn Mawr, PA

Bryn Mawr College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for social work students. It came in at #6 on the list. Bryn Mawr is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Bryn Mawr.

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Rutgers University - New Brunswick ranked #7 on this year’s Best Social Work Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Rutgers New Brunswick is a very large public school located in the city of New Brunswick.

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#8

Yeshiva University

New York, NY

Yeshiva University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for social work students. It came in at #8 on the list. Yeshiva is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

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#9

Alvernia University

Reading, PA

Alvernia University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Social Work Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Alvernia is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Reading.

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#10

Widener University

Chester, PA

Widener University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Social Work Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Widener is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Chester.

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Best Social Work Colleges by State

Explore the best social work colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 4,606
Pennsylvania 1,357
Maryland 693
New Jersey 1,144
District of Columbia 205
Delaware 67

One of 5 majors within the area of study, social work has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Public Administration 13,571
Public Policy 3,737
Human Services 1,277
Community Organization & Advocacy 741
Other Public Administration 295

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Army Medicine.

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