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2023 Most Popular Social Work Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

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$44,665 Avg Salary

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

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, social work was ranked #13 in the country. In fact 58,326 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

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 the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 30 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs 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 Master's Degree Colleges.

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington University in St Louis. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

About 84% of the students majoring in social work at the school are women while 16% are male.

Full Social Work at Washington University in St Louis Report

#3

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kansas. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Lawrence, KU is a public school with a very large student population.

About 88% of the students majoring in social work at the school are women while 12% are male.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of St Thomas Minnesota is a great place for social work students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Saint Paul, UST MN is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

About 92% of the students majoring in social work at the school are women while 8% are male.

Full Social Work at University of St Thomas Minnesota Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 89% of the social work majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Nebraska at Omaha did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for social work students working on their master’s degree. UNOMAHA is a large public school located in the large city of Omaha.

Of the 100 students majoring in social work at UNOMAHA, 12% are male and 88% are female.

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#7

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

University of Iowa ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

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#8

Augsburg University

Minneapolis, MN

Augsburg University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for social work students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Augsburg is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 91% of the students majoring in social work at the school are women while 9% are male.

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#9

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND

University of North Dakota ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. UND is a large public school located in the city of Grand Forks.

Of the 74 students majoring in social work at UND, 15% are male and 85% are female.

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#10

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

Saint Louis University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree social work programs. Located in the city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

About 89% of the students majoring in social work at the school are women while 11% are male.

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Best Social Work Colleges by State

Explore the best social work schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 924
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.

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 25 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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