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Most Popular Social Work Master's Degree Schools in Mississippi

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

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$44,665 Avg Salary

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

Social Work is the #13 most popular major in Mississippi with 595 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Social Work Master's Degree Schools in Mississippi ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Mississippi 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for social work majors pursuing a master's degree.

Our analysis found Jackson State University to be the most popular school for social work students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Mississippi. Located in the midsize city of Jackson, Jackson State is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 86% of the social work majors at the school.

Read full report on Social Work at Jackson State University

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Southern Mississippi is a great place for social work students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Hattiesburg, Southern Miss is a public school with a large student population.

About 93% of the students majoring in social work at the school are women while 7% are male.

Read full report on Social Work at University of Southern Mississippi

#3

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, MS

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Mississippi State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular social work schools in Mississippi. Located in the town of Mississippi State, Mississippi State is a public school with a very large student population.

Read full report on Social Work at Mississippi State University

Best Social Work Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Social Work Schools 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
Louisiana 859
Arkansas 405
Alabama 1,173
West Virginia 316

Social Work is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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