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2023 Best Social Work Schools in Connecticut

4 Colleges
$42,101 Avg Salary
$22,784 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Social Work School for You

In 2020-2021, social work students earned 407 degrees and certificates from a Connecticut school, making the subject the 7th in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Social Work Schools in Connecticut ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in Connecticut to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Social Work Schools in Connecticut

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

Top Connecticut Schools in Social Work

#1

Quinnipiac University

Hamden, CT

Our 2023 rankings named Quinnipiac University the best school in Connecticut for social work students. Located in the suburb of Hamden, Quinnipiac is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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The excellent programs at University of Connecticut helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best social work schools in Connecticut. UCONN is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Storrs.

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#3

University of Saint Joseph

West Hartford, CT

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Saint Joseph. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Social Work Schools in Connecticut list. Located in the suburb of West Hartford, USJ is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Southern Connecticut State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Social Work Schools in Connecticut list. Located in the city of New Haven, SCSU is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Best Social Work Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Social Work Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 1,670
Rhode Island 82
New Hampshire 89
Maine 265
Vermont 36

More Social Work Rankings in Connecticut

Social Work is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.

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 4 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).
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