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2023 Most Popular Online Social Work Doctor's Degree Schools

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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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Online Social Work Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in the United States to see which online doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Social Work Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Southern California the most popular online school in the United States for social work students working on their doctor’s degree. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

Women make up 73% of the social work majors at the school.

Full Social Work at University of Southern California Report

#2

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Capella University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Social Work Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Capella University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

Women make up 87% of the social work majors at the school.

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#4

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Social Work Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Women make up 82% of the social work majors at the school.

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#5

University of Louisville

Louisville, KY

Out of the 6 online programs at schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Louisville landed the # 5 spot on the list. UofL is a very large public school located in the city of Louisville.

About 83% of the students majoring in social work at the school are women while 17% are male.

Full Social Work at University of Louisville Report

#6

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, AL

The University of Alabama landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online doctor’s degree social work programs. Located in the small city of Tuscaloosa, UA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 80% of the students majoring in social work at the school are women while 20% are male.

Read full report on Social Work at The University of Alabama

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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 6 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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