2023 Most Popular Online Social Work Doctor's Degree Schools
Finding the Most Popular Online Social Work Doctor's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 58,326 people earned a degree or certificate in social work, making the major the #13 most popular in the United States.
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 Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular online doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.
2023 Most Popular Online Social Work Doctor’s Degree Schools in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for social work majors pursuing an online doctor's degree.
Most Popular Online Schools for a Doctorate in Social Work
Our 2023 rankings named University of Southern California the most popular online school in the United States for social work students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 193 students majoring in social work at USC, 27% are male and 73% are female.
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Out of the 6 online programs at schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Capella University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 69 students majoring in social work at Capella University, 13% are male and 87% are female.
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The in-demand online doctor’s degree programs at University of Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best social work schools in the United States. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.
Of the 17 students majoring in social work at UPenn, 18% are male and 82% are female.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Louisville is a great place for social work students working on their online doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Louisville, UofL is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 83% of the social work majors at the school.
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The University of Alabama landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online doctor’s degree social work programs. UA is a very large public school located in the small city of Tuscaloosa.
Women make up 80% of the social work majors at the school.
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View the Most Popular Online Social Work Doctor's Degree Schools for a specific region near you.
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Majors Related to Social Work
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 6 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).
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