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.
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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 analysis found University of Southern California to be the most popular school for social work students who want to pursue an online doctor’s degree in the United States. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
Of the 193 students majoring in social work at USC, 27% are male and 73% are female.
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The in-demand online doctor’s degree programs at Capella University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best social work schools in the United States. Located in the city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.
Of the 69 students majoring in social work at Capella University, 13% are male and 87% are female.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Pennsylvania is a great place for social work students working on their online doctor’s degree. UPenn is a very 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Louisville. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Social Work Doctor’s Degree Schools list. 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.
The University of Alabama came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Social Work Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. UA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tuscaloosa.
Women make up 80% of the social work majors at the school.
Most Popular Online Social Work by Region
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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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Army Medicine.
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