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2023 Most Popular Social Work Schools in District of Columbia

3 Colleges
$47,600 Avg Salary
$31,892 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Social Work School for You

Social Work is the #24 most popular major in District of Columbia with 205 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Social Work Schools in District of Columbia ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in District of Columbia 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.

Check out the social work programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in District of Columbia.

Our analysis found Catholic University of America to be the most popular school for social work students who want to pursue a degree in District of Columbia. CUA is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

Full Social Work at Catholic University of America Report

#2

Howard University

Washington, DC

The excellent programs at Howard University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best social work schools in District of Columbia. Located in the large city of Washington, Howard is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#3

Gallaudet University

Washington, DC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Gallaudet University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Social Work Schools in District of Columbia list. Located in the large city of Washington, Gallaudet is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Full Social Work at Gallaudet University Report

Best Social Work Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Social Work Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 4,606
Pennsylvania 1,357
Maryland 693
New Jersey 1,144
Delaware 67

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

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 3 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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