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

11 Colleges
$44,665 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Social Work Master'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.

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 Minnesota to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in Minnesota 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Social Work Master's Degree Colleges.

Out of the 11 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, University of St Thomas Minnesota landed the # 2 spot on the list. UST MN is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Saint Paul.

Of the 115 students majoring in social work at UST MN, 8% are male and 92% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota list. UMN Twin Cities is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

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

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#4

Augsburg University

Minneapolis, MN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Augsburg University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota list. Augsburg is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Minneapolis.

Of the 79 students majoring in social work at Augsburg, 9% are male and 91% are female.

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Out of the 11 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, The College of Saint Scholastica landed the # 5 spot on the list. St. Scholastica is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Duluth.

Women make up 97% of the social work majors at the school.

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University of Minnesota - Duluth landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree social work programs. Located in the city of Duluth, UMN Duluth is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 83% of the social work majors at the school.

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#6

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, MN

Saint Cloud State University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the city of Saint Cloud, St. Cloud State University is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 36 students majoring in social work at St. Cloud State University, 14% are male and 86% are female.

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#8

St Catherine University

Saint Paul, MN

St Catherine University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota ranking. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, St. Kate's is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 94% of the students majoring in social work at the school are women while 6% are male.

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Minnesota State University - Mankato came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota ranking. Located in the city of Mankato, Minnesota State Mankato is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

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Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota ranking. SMU MN is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Winona.

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

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Best Social Work Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Most Popular Social Work Colleges 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 11 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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