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2023 Most Popular Online Social Work Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

3 Colleges
$31,612 Avg Salary
$27,410 Avg Student Debt

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, social work was ranked #13 in the country. In fact 58,326 degrees and certificates were handed out 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Online Social Work Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which online bachelor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online social work bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Middle Atlantic Region .

Our 2023 rankings named Millersville University of Pennsylvania the most popular online school in the Middle Atlantic Region for social work students working on their bachelor’s degree. Millersville is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Millersville.

Women make up 95% of the social work majors at the school.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, social work majors at Millersville accumulate an average of around $31,777 in student debt. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $248.

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#2

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Temple University is a great place for social work students working on their online bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 87% of the students majoring in social work at the school are women while 13% are male.

The average amount in student loans that social work majors at Temple take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $29,342. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $319, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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The in-demand online bachelor’s degree programs at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best social work schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Edinboro is a small public school located in the fringe town of Edinboro.

Women make up 88% of the social work majors at the school.

Full Social Work at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania Report

Explore the most popular online social work colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 2,251
New York 5,784
Maryland 1,072
New Jersey 1,893
District of Columbia 243
Delaware 100

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

Majors Similar to Social Work

Related Major Annual Graduates
Public Administration 16,905
Human Services 13,238
Public Policy 6,430
Community Organization & Advocacy 3,096
Other Public Administration 588

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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