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Most Popular Social Work Schools in Rhode Island

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2023 Most Popular Social Work Schools in Rhode Island

4 Colleges
$40,509 Avg Salary
$26,000 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Social Work School for You

Social Work is the #22 most popular major in Rhode Island with 215 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Social Work Schools in Rhode Island ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Rhode Island to see which 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 Colleges.

#1

Rhode Island College

Providence, RI

Our 2023 rankings named Rhode Island College the most popular school in Rhode Island for social work students. Located in the large suburb of Providence, RIC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Social Work majors at RIC take out an average of $25,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

Read full report on Social Work at Rhode Island College

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Community College of Rhode Island. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Social Work Schools in Rhode Island list. Located in the small city of Warwick, CCRI is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#3

Providence College

Providence, RI

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Providence College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Social Work Schools in Rhode Island list. Providence is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Providence.

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#4

Salve Regina University

Newport, RI

The excellent programs at Salve Regina University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best social work schools in Rhode Island. Salve Regina is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Newport.

On average, social work graduates from Salve Regina take out $27,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

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Best Social Work Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Most Popular Social Work Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 2,067
Connecticut 694
New Hampshire 171
Maine 352
Vermont 121

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 4 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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