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Most Popular Online Social Work Schools in Illinois

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2023 Most Popular Online Social Work Schools in Illinois

1 College
$37,486 Avg Salary
$25,281 Avg Student Debt

With 2,711 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, social work is the #11 most popular major in Illinois.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Online Social Work Schools in Illinois ranking. Our analysis looked at 1 school in Illinois offering online programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online social work programs at this school if you want to attend one of the most popular in Illinois.

Our 2023 rankings named National Louis University the most popular online school in Illinois for social work students. NLU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

Read full report on Social Work at National Louis University

Best Social Work Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Social Work Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 2,413
Ohio 2,332
Indiana 1,545
Wisconsin 1,041

More Social Work Rankings in Illinois

One of 5 majors within the area of study, social work has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 values are for the top school 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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