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2023 Most Popular Social Work Master's Degree Schools in Louisiana

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

Social Work is one of the most popular subjects to study in Louisiana. With 859 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 9th out of all the majors we track in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Social Work Master's Degree Schools in Louisiana to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Louisiana to see which master'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.

Check out the social work master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Louisiana.

Our analysis found Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College to be the most popular school for social work students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Louisiana. Located in the medium-sized city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana State University is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 327 students majoring in social work at Louisiana State University, 12% are male and 88% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tulane University of Louisiana. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list. Tulane is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New Orleans.

About 86% of the students majoring in social work at the school are women while 14% are male.

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Out of the 5 schools in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern University at New Orleans landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of New Orleans, SUNO is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 81% of the social work majors at the school.

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#4

Grambling State University

Grambling, LA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Grambling State University is a great place for social work students working on their master’s degree. GSU is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Grambling.

About 95% of the students majoring in social work at the school are women while 5% are male.

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#5

Louisiana College

Pineville, LA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Louisiana College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list. Louisiana College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Pineville.

Of the 17 students majoring in social work at Louisiana College, 18% are male and 82% are female.

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Best Social Work Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 753
Virginia 1,010
North Carolina 1,757
Florida 1,569
Tennessee 1,237
Kentucky 1,510
South Carolina 383
Arkansas 405
Alabama 1,173
Mississippi 595
West Virginia 316

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 averages are for the top 5 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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