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Most Popular Social Work Schools in Indiana

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2023 Most Popular Social Work Schools in Indiana

5 Colleges
$33,068 Avg Salary
$27,912 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Social Work School for You

Social Work is one of the most popular subjects to study in Indiana. With 615 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 9th out of all the majors we track in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Social Work Schools in Indiana to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 5 schools in Indiana to see which ones were the most popular 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Social Work Colleges.

Our analysis found Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis to be the most popular school for social work students who want to pursue a degree in Indiana. IUPUI is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Indianapolis.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Social Work Schools in Indiana list. IWU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Marion.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Indiana University - Bloomington. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Social Work Schools in Indiana list. Located in the city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#4

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Ball State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Social Work Schools in Indiana list. Ball State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Muncie.

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Out of the 5 schools in Indiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - East landed the # 5 spot on the list. IU East is a small public school located in the rural area of Richmond.

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Best Social Work Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 1,332
Illinois 1,812
Ohio 1,001
Wisconsin 448

Social Work is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar 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 5 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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