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

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Finding the Best Social Work Master'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.

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 Missouri to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Missouri 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 2023 rankings named Washington University in St Louis the most popular school in Missouri for social work students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Of the 262 students majoring in social work at WUSTL, 16% are male and 84% are female.

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#2

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Saint Louis University is a great place for social work students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Of the 70 students majoring in social work at SLU, 11% are male and 89% are female.

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Out of the 6 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Missouri State University - Springfield landed the # 3 spot on the list. Missouri State is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Springfield.

Of the 64 students majoring in social work at Missouri State, 5% are male and 95% are female.

Full Social Work at Missouri State University - Springfield Report

The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Missouri - St Louis helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular social work schools in Missouri. UMSL is a large public school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

Women make up 96% of the social work majors at the school.

Read full report on Social Work at University of Missouri - St Louis

The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Missouri - Kansas City helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular social work schools in Missouri. Located in the city of Kansas City, UMKC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 90% of the social work majors at the school.

Full Social Work at University of Missouri - Kansas City Report

#6

Park University

Parkville, MO

Park University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree social work programs. Park University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Parkville.

Of the 28 students majoring in social work at Park University, 11% are male and 89% are female.

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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
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 6 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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