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Most Popular Social Work Schools in South Carolina

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2023 Most Popular Social Work Schools in South Carolina

4 Colleges
$30,382 Avg Salary
$32,760 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Social Work School for You

With 218 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, social work is the #12 most popular major in South Carolina.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

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 Schools in South Carolina ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in South Carolina 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Social Work Colleges.

Our analysis found University of South Carolina - Columbia to be the most popular school for social work students who want to pursue a degree in South Carolina. UofSC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Columbia.

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#2

Winthrop University

Rock Hill, SC

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Winthrop University is a great place for social work students. Located in the small city of Rock Hill, Winthrop is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of South Carolina - Upstate is a great place for social work students. Located in the suburb of Spartanburg, USC Upstate is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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#4

Limestone College

Gaffney, SC

Out of the 4 schools in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Limestone College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the fringe town of Gaffney, Limestone College is a private not-for-profit school with a small 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
Florida 730
Georgia 437
North Carolina 845
Tennessee 662
Kentucky 859
Louisiana 591
Alabama 630
Mississippi 139
Arkansas 130
West Virginia 143

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 4 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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