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

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

In 2020-2021, 106 degrees and certificates were awarded to social work students who went to a Nebraska college or university. This makes it the #21 most popular major 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Social Work Master's Degree Schools in Nebraska ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Nebraska to see which master'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 Master's Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found University of Nebraska at Omaha to be the most popular school for social work students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Nebraska. Located in the large city of Omaha, UNOMAHA is a public college with a large student population.

About 88% of the students majoring in social work at the school are women while 12% are male.

Read full report on Social Work at University of Nebraska at Omaha

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Nebraska Wesleyan University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular social work schools in Nebraska. Located in the large city of Lincoln, NWU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Full Social Work at Nebraska Wesleyan University 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
Minnesota 1,484
Iowa 225
Kansas 337
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 2 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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