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2023 Most Popular Online Social Work Schools

16 Colleges
$37,651 Avg Salary
$26,679 Avg Student Debt

In 2020-2021, 33,631 social work students received their degrees and certificates, making the major the #6 most popular in the country.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Online Social Work Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in the United States to see which online programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for social work majors pursuing an online .

Our analysis found University of Southern California to be the most popular school for social work students who want to pursue an online degree in the United States. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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#2

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

The excellent online programs at Capella University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best social work schools in the United States. Capella University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the city of Minneapolis.

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#3

Western New Mexico University

Silver City, NM

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western New Mexico University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Social Work Schools list. Located in the remote town of Silver City, Western New Mexico University is a public college with a small student population.

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#5

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 #5 on this year’s Most Popular Online Social Work Schools 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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#6

Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, FL

Florida Atlantic University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best social work programs. Located in the small city of Boca Raton, FAU is a public school with a very large student population.

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University of South Carolina - Columbia did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for social work students. It came in at #7 on the list. UofSC is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Columbia.

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#7

University of Louisville

Louisville, KY

University of Louisville ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Online Social Work Schools list. UofL is a very large public school located in the city of Louisville.

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#9

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, AL

The University of Alabama did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for social work students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the small city of Tuscaloosa, UA is a public college with a very large student population.

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University of Arkansas at Little Rock landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best social work programs. Located in the city of Little Rock, UA Little Rock is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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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 16 schools only.

  • 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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