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2023 Most Popular Social Work Schools in Nebraska

9 Colleges
$36,799 Avg Salary
$33,756 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Social Work School for You

With 262 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, social work is the #26 most popular major in Nebraska.

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The Most Popular Social Work Schools in Nebraska ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 9 schools in Nebraska to see which ones were the most popular 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.

Check out the social work programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Nebraska.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Nebraska at Omaha the most popular school in Nebraska for social work students. Located in the large city of Omaha, UNOMAHA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Social Work majors at UNOMAHA take out an average of $20,361 in student loans while working on their egree.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Nebraska at Kearney is a great place for social work students. UNK is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Kearney.

After completing their degree, social work graduates from UNK carry an average student debt load of $26,750.

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Out of the 9 schools in Nebraska that were part of this year’s ranking, Nebraska Wesleyan University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Lincoln, NWU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Social Work majors at NWU take out an average of $29,750 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#4

Creighton University

Omaha, NE

Out of the 9 schools in Nebraska that were part of this year’s ranking, Creighton University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Omaha, Creighton is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

On average, social work graduates from Creighton take out $25,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#5

Chadron State College

Chadron, NE

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Chadron State College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Social Work Schools in Nebraska list. Chadron State College is a small public school located in the town of Chadron.

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#6

Union College Nebraska

Lincoln, NE

With a ranking of #6, Union College Nebraska did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for social work students. Union College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lincoln.

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With a ranking of #7, Northeast Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for social work students. Located in the remote town of Norfolk, Northeast is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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With a ranking of #8, University of Nebraska - Lincoln did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for social work students. UNL is a very large public school located in the large city of Lincoln.

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With a ranking of #9, Western Nebraska Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for social work students. Located in the town of Scottsbluff, WNCC is a public school with a small student population.

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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
Minnesota 2,131
Kansas 623
Iowa 553
North Dakota 258
South Dakota 20

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 9 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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