A program that prepares individuals for the professional practice of social welfare administration and counseling, and that focus on the study of organized means of providing basic support services for vulnerable individuals and groups. Includes instruction in social welfare policy; case work planning; social counseling and intervention strategies; administrative procedures and regulations; and specific applications in areas such as child welfare and family services, probation, employment services, and disability counseling.
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| Rank | School Name | Students | % of Total | Total On-Campus Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Southern California | 1,383 | 9% | $74,825 |
| 2 | Rutgers University-New Brunswick | 786 | 7% | $32,443 |
| 3 | The University of Texas at Arlington | 761 | 6% | $26,660 |
| 4 | Fordham University | 673 | 15% | $74,265 |
| 5 | New York University | 597 | 4% | $73,566 |
| 6 | CUNY Hunter College | 578 | 11% | $22,379 |
| 7 | Simmons University | 557 | 26% | $59,880 |
| 8 | Columbia University in the City of New York | 515 | 4% | $76,856 |
| 9 | Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis | 478 | 7% | $22,537 |
| 10 | University of Maryland, Baltimore | 476 | 34% | N/A |
| 11 | 471 | 8% | $27,157 | |
| 12 | Aurora University | 463 | 26% | $37,994 |
| 13 | Arizona State University-Downtown Phoenix | 424 | 12% | $29,984 |
| 14 | 419 | 3% | $27,367 | |
| 15 | Our Lady of the Lake University | 379 | 45% | $43,168 |
| 16 | 356 | 5% | $26,454 | |
| 17 | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | 348 | 3% | $30,298 |
| 18 | University of Denver | 341 | 9% | $67,656 |
| 19 | University of New England | 339 | 25% | $56,560 |
| 20 | The University of Tennessee-Knoxville | 338 | 5% | $31,510 |
| 21 | Loyola University Chicago | 324 | 7% | $61,328 |
| 22 | 323 | 5% | $26,139 | |
| 23 | 316 | 5% | $26,085 | |
| 24 | Adelphi University | 309 | 13% | $58,430 |
| 25 | Walden University | 297 | 3% | $13,020 |
| 26 | University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus | 296 | 4% | $33,503 |
| 27 | University of Central Florida | 292 | 2% | $22,548 |
| 28 | Virginia Commonwealth University | 290 | 4% | $32,041 |
| 29 | University of South Carolina-Columbia | 288 | 4% | $28,301 |
| 30 | The University of Alabama | 287 | 3% | $29,872 |
| 31 | 285 | 3% | $24,738 | |
| 32 | 285 | 4% | $26,091 | |
| 33 | Salisbury University | 273 | 12% | $25,774 |
| 34 | University of Kansas | 270 | 4% | $26,566 |
| 35 | Eastern Michigan University | 266 | 6% | $26,196 |
| 36 | University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee | 266 | 5% | $24,486 |
| 37 | Boston College | 265 | 7% | $73,092 |
| 38 | 260 | 5% | $23,076 | |
| 39 | Case Western Reserve University | 259 | 9% | $67,332 |
| 40 | Grand Valley State University | 257 | 4% | $24,948 |
| 41 | 254 | 5% | $31,704 | |
| 42 | University of Illinois at Chicago | 252 | 4% | $30,866 |
| 43 | Edinboro University of Pennsylvania | 245 | 17% | $25,600 |
| 44 | University of Utah | 244 | 3% | $24,472 |
| 45 | University of Louisville | 240 | 5% | $27,980 |
| 46 | University of California-Berkeley | 238 | 2% | $38,066 |
| 47 | CUNY Lehman College | 236 | 7% | $27,857 |
| 48 | Temple University | 235 | 3% | $33,004 |
| 49 | Western New Mexico University | 233 | 28% | $22,454 |
| 50 | 232 | 3% | $23,130 | |
| 51 | Florida Atlantic University | 232 | 3% | $24,235 |
| 52 | University of Georgia | 230 | 2% | $26,688 |
| 53 | Boston University | 229 | 2% | $72,618 |
| 54 | Washington University in St Louis | 227 | 5% | $74,361 |
| 55 | Western Michigan University | 226 | 4% | $26,009 |
| 56 | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | 223 | 2% | $30,102 |
| 57 | Salem State University | 221 | 10% | $27,384 |
| 58 | 220 | 2% | $29,193 | |
| 59 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | 220 | 2% | $26,025 |
| 60 | 219 | 2% | $29,318 | |
| 61 | 214 | 3% | $27,758 | |
| 62 | The University of Texas at Austin | 212 | 1% | $26,506 |
| 63 | University of Chicago | 206 | 5% | $78,555 |
| 64 | The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley | 201 | 4% | $20,471 |
| 65 | University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus | 198 | 3% | $29,097 |
| 66 | University of Pennsylvania | 195 | 3% | $74,408 |
| 67 | University of Washington-Seattle Campus | 194 | 2% | $27,638 |
| 68 | 193 | 4% | $26,734 | |
| 69 | Arizona State University-Skysong | 192 | 3% | $27,521 |
| 70 | Metropolitan State University of Denver | 187 | 5% | $9,066 |
| 71 | Catholic University of America | 186 | 14% | $64,560 |
| 72 | 182 | 2% | $22,969 | |
| 73 | University of South Florida-Main Campus | 182 | 2% | $23,320 |
| 74 | University of Nevada-Reno | 182 | 4% | $25,039 |
| 75 | 180 | 5% | $20,147 | |
| 76 | 179 | 3% | $20,504 | |
| 77 | Northeastern Illinois University | 179 | 9% | $31,531 |
| 78 | 174 | 3% | $26,231 | |
| 79 | Spring Arbor University | 174 | 18% | $41,400 |
| 80 | 172 | 11% | $24,029 | |
| 81 | Rhode Island College | 170 | 10% | $23,398 |
| 82 | 168 | 4% | $24,624 | |
| 83 | Widener University | 168 | 13% | $63,422 |
| 84 | Eastern Washington University | 168 | 6% | $23,011 |
| 85 | California State University-Fresno | 167 | 3% | $21,418 |
| 86 | Keuka College | 167 | 25% | $49,120 |
| 87 | West Chester University of Pennsylvania | 165 | 4% | $27,074 |
| 88 | University of Akron Main Campus | 163 | 4% | $27,279 |
| 89 | University of Houston | 161 | 2% | $23,225 |
| 90 | University of Cincinnati-Main Campus | 160 | 2% | $27,476 |
| 91 | Saint Leo University | 160 | 4% | $39,796 |
| 92 | 159 | 4% | $29,045 | |
| 93 | 156 | 2% | $23,977 | |
| 94 | California State University-San Bernardino | 156 | 3% | $23,878 |
| 95 | Sinclair Community College | 154 | 3% | $3,830 |
| 96 | Northern Kentucky University | 154 | 5% | $23,244 |
| 97 | University of Kentucky | 153 | 2% | $30,101 |
| 98 | 148 | 7% | $26,810 | |
| 99 | St Catherine University | 148 | 10% | $52,164 |
| 100 | Grand Canyon University | 148 | 1% | $32,100 |
This list indicates the number of students that completed the Social Work program at the schools above.
It is not necessarily an indicator of academic rigor or quality of education.
Note that some schools do not have enough data to be ranked, and these schools will not appear in our lists.