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2023 Most Popular Social Work Doctor's Degree Schools in Minnesota

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$68,493 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Social Work Doctor's Degree School for You

Social Work is one of the most popular subjects to study in Minnesota. With 1,484 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 6th out of all the majors we track in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

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 in Minnesota ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Minnesota to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Social Work program at each school on the list.

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

#1

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Our analysis found Capella University to be the most popular school for social work students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Minnesota. Capella University is a very large private for-profit school located in the city of Minneapolis.

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

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of St Thomas Minnesota is a great place for social work students working on their doctor’s degree. 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.

Full Social Work at University of St Thomas Minnesota Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a great place for social work students working on their doctor’s degree. UMN Twin Cities is a very large public school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

Full Social Work at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Report

Best Social Work Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Most Popular Social Work Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 533
Iowa 225
Kansas 337
Nebraska 106
North Dakota 74
South Dakota 0

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 4 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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