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2023 Most Popular Social Work Doctor's Degree Schools in Minnesota

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$68,493 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Social Work Doctor's Degree School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, social work was ranked 8th in Minnesota. In fact, 2,131 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Social Work Doctor's Degree Schools in Minnesota ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Minnesota to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular 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 doctor's degree.

#1

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Our analysis found Capella University to be the most popular school for social work students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Minnesota. Capella University is a very large private for-profit school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

Of the 69 students majoring in social work at Capella University, 13% are male and 87% are female.

Read full report on Social Work at Capella University

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of St Thomas Minnesota is a great place for social work students working on their doctor’s degree. UST MN is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Paul.

About 83% of the students majoring in social work at the school are women while 17% are male.

Read full report on Social Work at University of St Thomas Minnesota

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular social work schools in Minnesota. UMN Twin Cities is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

Full Social Work at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Report

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
Missouri 924
Kansas 623
Iowa 553
Nebraska 262
North Dakota 258
South Dakota 20

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

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 4 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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