2023 Best Social Work Schools in Florida
Finding the Best Social Work School for You
Social Work is the #15 most popular major in Florida with 730 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Social Work Schools in Florida to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 11 schools in Florida to see which ones offered the best programs for students.
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2023 Best Social Work Schools in Florida
The colleges and universities below are the best for social work majors pursuing a .
Top 10 Best Social Work Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Florida Atlantic University the best school in Florida for social work students. FAU is a very large public school located in the city of Boca Raton.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Florida Gulf Coast University is a great place for social work students. FGCU is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Fort Myers.
Out of the 11 schools in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out of the 11 schools in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida International University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Miami, FIU is a public school with a very large student population.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Central Florida is a great place for social work students. Located in the large suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public school with a very large student population.
University of South Florida - Main Campus landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best social work programs. USF Tampa is a very large public school located in the large city of Tampa.
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With a ranking of #7, Nova Southeastern University did quite well on this year’s best schools for social work students. Located in the large suburb of Fort Lauderdale, NUS Florida is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
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Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Social Work Schools in Florida ranking. Florida A&M University is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Tallahassee.
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Barry University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for social work students. It came in at #9 on the list. Barry University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Miami.
Saint Leo University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Social Work Schools in Florida list. St. Leo University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Leo.
Best Social Work Colleges in the Southeast Region
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Virginia | 374 |
Georgia | 437 |
North Carolina | 845 |
Tennessee | 662 |
Kentucky | 859 |
Louisiana | 591 |
Alabama | 630 |
South Carolina | 218 |
Mississippi | 139 |
Arkansas | 130 |
West Virginia | 143 |
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Rankings in Majors Related to Social Work
Social Work is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.
Majors Similar to Social Work
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 11 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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