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Most Popular Social Work Doctor's Degree Schools in Missouri

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

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$68,493 Avg Salary

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

Social Work is the #21 most popular major in Missouri with 924 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Social Work Doctor's Degree Schools in Missouri ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Missouri 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Social Work Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Washington University in St Louis the most popular school in Missouri for social work students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 5 students majoring in social work at WUSTL, 60% are male and 40% are female.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Missouri - Columbia is a great place for social work students working on their doctor’s degree. Mizzou is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.

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Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Saint Louis University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular social work schools in Missouri. Located in the large city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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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
Minnesota 2,131
Kansas 623
Iowa 553
Nebraska 262
North Dakota 258
South Dakota 20

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.

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