2023 Most Popular Social Work Doctor's Degree Schools
Finding the Best Social Work Doctor's Degree School for You
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 Social Work Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 88 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Social Work program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Social Work Doctor’s Degree Schools in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for social work majors pursuing a doctor's degree.
Top 15% Most Popular Social Work Doctor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of Southern California the most popular school in the United States for social work students working on their doctor’s degree. USC is a fairly 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.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Capella University is a great place for social work students working on their doctor’s degree. Capella University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the city of Minneapolis.
Women make up 87% of the social work majors at the school.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means The University of Tennessee - Knoxville is a great place for social work students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Knoxville, UT Knoxville is a public college with a very large student population.
About 95% of the students majoring in social work at the school are women while 5% are male.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of St Thomas Minnesota. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Social Work Doctor’s Degree Schools list. UST MN is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Saint Paul.
Of the 18 students majoring in social work at UST MN, 17% are male and 83% are female.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New York University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Social Work Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 18 students majoring in social work at NYU, 11% are male and 89% are female.
University of Pennsylvania ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Social Work Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the 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.
Tulane University of Louisiana ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Social Work Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Tulane is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New Orleans.
With a ranking of #8, Southern Connecticut State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for social work students working on their doctor’s degree. SCSU is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of New Haven.
About 93% of the students majoring in social work at the school are women while 7% are male.
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Rutgers University - New Brunswick did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for social work students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Rutgers New Brunswick is a very large public school located in the small city of New Brunswick.
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With a ranking of #11, Yeshiva University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for social work students working on their doctor’s degree. Yeshiva is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.
Of the 10 students majoring in social work at Yeshiva, 10% are male and 90% are female.
Aurora University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Social Work Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Aurora is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Aurora.
Fordham University ranked #12 on this year’s Most Popular Social Work Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of Bronx, Fordham U is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
About 78% of the students majoring in social work at the school are women while 22% are male.
Adelphi University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Social Work Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the suburb of Garden City, Adelphi is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
Of the 9 students majoring in social work at Adelphi, 44% are male and 56% are female.
Boston College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for social work students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #12 on the list. Boston College is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chestnut Hill.
Women make up 56% of the social work majors at the school.
Additional Noteworthy Schools
Here are some additional popular schools for Social Work students that almost earned our Most Popular Social Work Doctor's Degree Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
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| 16 | University of Wisconsin - Madison | Madison, WI |
| 17 | University of Utah | Salt Lake City, UT |
Social Work by Region
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Social Work Related Majors
One of 5 majors within the area of study, social work has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related to Social Work
| 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 27 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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