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2023 Most Popular Social Work Schools in Missouri

7 Colleges
$36,228 Avg Salary
$29,038 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Social Work School for You

In 2020-2021, 533 degrees and certificates were awarded to social work students who went to a Missouri college or university. This makes it the #13 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

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 Missouri ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in Missouri 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for social work majors pursuing a .

Our 2023 rankings named Washington University in St Louis the most popular school in Missouri for social work students. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#2

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Saint Louis University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Social Work Schools in Missouri list. Located in the city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent programs at Missouri State University - Springfield helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best social work schools in Missouri. Missouri State is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Springfield.

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The excellent programs at University of Missouri - St Louis helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best social work schools in Missouri. UMSL is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

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Out of the 7 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Kansas City landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Kansas City, UMKC is a public college with a large student population.

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#6

Park University

Parkville, MO

Park 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. Park University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Parkville.

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University of Missouri - Columbia came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Social Work Schools in Missouri ranking. Mizzou is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.

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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
Minnesota 1,484
Iowa 225
Kansas 337
Nebraska 106
North Dakota 74
South Dakota 0

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 7 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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