2023 Most Popular Social Work Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
Finding the Best Social Work Master's Degree School for You
With 33,631 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, social work is the #6 most popular major in the United States.
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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 the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 30 schools in the Plains States Region 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.
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2023 Most Popular Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for social work majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 10 Most Popular Social Work Master's Degree Schools
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington University in St Louis. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
Women make up 84% of the social work majors at the school.
Out of the 30 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kansas landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Lawrence, KU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 88% of the social work majors at the school.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of St Thomas Minnesota. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, UST MN is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
Women make up 92% of the social work majors at the school.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a great place for social work students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 114 students majoring in social work at UMN Twin Cities, 11% are male and 89% are female.
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University of Nebraska at Omaha landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree social work programs. UNOMAHA is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Omaha.
About 88% of the students majoring in social work at the school are women while 12% are male.
With a ranking of #7, University of Iowa did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for social work students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 86% of the social work majors at the school.
Augsburg University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for social work students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Minneapolis, Augsburg is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Women make up 91% of the social work majors at the school.
University of North Dakota came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. UND is a large public school located in the small city of Grand Forks.
About 85% of the students majoring in social work at the school are women while 15% are male.
Saint Louis University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree social work programs. Located in the city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 89% of the social work majors at the school.
Best Social Work Colleges by State
Explore the best social work colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Missouri | 533 |
| Minnesota | 1,484 |
| Iowa | 225 |
| Kansas | 337 |
| Nebraska | 106 |
| North Dakota | 74 |
| South Dakota | 0 |
Majors Related to Social Work
Social Work is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.
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 25 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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