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2023 Most Popular Social Work Schools in Florida

12 Colleges
$37,063 Avg Salary
$23,147 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Social Work School for You

Social Work is the #15 most popular major in Florida with 730 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Social Work Schools in Florida to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in Florida to see which 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for social work majors pursuing a .

Our 2023 rankings named University of Central Florida the most popular school in Florida for social work students. Located in the suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 12 schools in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Florida - Main Campus landed the # 2 spot on the list. USF Tampa is a very large public school located in the large city of Tampa.

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#2

Barry University

Miami, FL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Barry University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Social Work Schools in Florida list. Barry University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Miami.

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#4

Saint Leo University

Saint Leo, FL

The excellent programs at Saint Leo University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best social work schools in Florida. St. Leo University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small suburb of Saint Leo.

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#5

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, FL

The excellent programs at Nova Southeastern University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best social work schools in Florida. Located in the suburb of Fort Lauderdale, NUS Florida is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#6

Southeastern University

Lakeland, FL

Southeastern University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for social work students. It came in at #6 on the list. SEU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Lakeland.

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Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Social Work Schools in Florida list. Florida A&M University is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Tallahassee.

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Florida Gulf Coast University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for social work students. It came in at #8 on the list. FGCU is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Fort Myers.

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#9

Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, FL

Florida Atlantic University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular social work programs. FAU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Boca Raton.

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Florida International University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular social work programs. Located in the suburb of Miami, FIU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Best Social Work Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 374
Georgia 437
North Carolina 845
Tennessee 662
Kentucky 859
Louisiana 591
Alabama 630
South Carolina 218
Mississippi 139
Arkansas 130
West Virginia 143

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 12 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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