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2023 Most Popular Social Work Schools in Louisiana

10 Colleges
$32,610 Avg Salary
$36,701 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Social Work School for You

Social Work is one of the most popular subjects to study in Louisiana. With 859 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 9th out of all the majors we track in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Social Work Schools in Louisiana to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in Louisiana 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for social work majors pursuing a .

Our analysis found Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College to be the most popular school for social work students who want to pursue a degree in Louisiana. Located in the medium-sized city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana State University is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent programs at Tulane University of Louisiana helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best social work schools in Louisiana. Tulane is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New Orleans.

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The excellent programs at Southern University at New Orleans helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best social work schools in Louisiana. Located in the large city of New Orleans, SUNO is a public school with a small student population.

After completing their degree, social work graduates from SUNO carry an average student debt load of $42,000.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern State University of Louisiana. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Social Work Schools in Louisiana list. NSU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Natchitoches.

While working on their degree, social work majors at NSU accumulate an average of around $30,250 in student debt.

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#5

Grambling State University

Grambling, LA

Out of the 10 schools in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Grambling State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. GSU is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Grambling.

While working on their degree, social work majors at GSU accumulate an average of around $48,375 in student debt. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $177.

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Southeastern Louisiana University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular social work programs. Southeastern is a large public school located in the city of Hammond.

Social Work majors at Southeastern take out an average of $28,612 in student loans while working on their egree.

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Southern University and A & M College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for social work students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Baton Rouge, Southern University and A & M College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

While working on their degree, social work majors at Southern University and A & M College accumulate an average of around $40,260 in student debt.

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#8

Louisiana College

Pineville, LA

With a ranking of #8, Louisiana College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for social work students. Louisiana College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small suburb of Pineville.

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With a ranking of #9, University of Louisiana at Monroe did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for social work students. Located in the small city of Monroe, ULM is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

After completing their degree, social work graduates from ULM carry an average student debt load of $30,711.

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#10

Dillard University

New Orleans, LA

Dillard University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular social work programs. Located in the city of New Orleans, Dillard University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Best Social Work Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Social Work Colleges 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
Arkansas 405
Alabama 1,173
Mississippi 595
West Virginia 316

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 10 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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