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2023 Most Popular Social Work Master's Degree Schools in Indiana

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Finding the Best Social Work Master's Degree 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 Master's Degree 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 master'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.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis the most popular school in Indiana for social work students working on their master’s degree. IUPUI is a fairly large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.

Of the 407 students majoring in social work at IUPUI, 8% are male and 92% are female.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global is a great place for social work students working on their master’s degree. IWU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Marion.

About 92% of the students majoring in social work at the school are women while 8% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - Bloomington. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana list. Located in the small city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 27 students majoring in social work at IU Bloomington, 15% are male and 85% are female.

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#4

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

Out of the 5 schools in Indiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Ball State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Ball State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Muncie.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Indiana University - East helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular social work schools in Indiana. 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 Colleges 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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