2025 Best Clinical/Medical Social Work Schools in the Plains States Region
6Colleges in the Plains States Region
624Clinical/Medical Social Work Degrees Awarded
Clinical/Medical Social Work is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #261 most popular degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 6 schools in the Plains States Region to determine which ones were the best for clinical/medical social work students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 624 degrees in clinical/medical social work to qualified students.
Choosing a Great Clinical/Medical Social Work School
Your choice of clinical/medical social work school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Clinical/Medical Social Work School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Pick Your Clinical/Medical Social Work Degree Level
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Clinical/Medical Social Work Schools in the Plains States Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Best Schools for Clinical/Medical Social Work in the Plains States Region
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the clinical/medical social work degrees they offer, see the list below.
Top Plains States Region Schools in Clinical/Medical Social Work
University of South Dakota is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in clinical/medical social work. Located in the town of Vermillion, USD is a public university with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #601 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means USD is a great university overall.
There were approximately 120 clinical/medical social work students who graduated with this degree at USD in the most recent data year.
It's hard to beat Winona State University if you want to pursue a degree in clinical/medical social work. Winona State is a moderately-sized public university located in the town of Winona. A Best Colleges rank of #330 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Winona State is a great university overall.
There were approximately 70 clinical/medical social work students who graduated with this degree at Winona State in the most recent year we have data available.
It is difficult to beat University of Missouri - Columbia if you wish to pursue a degree in clinical/medical social work. Mizzou is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Columbia. A Best Colleges rank of #131 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Mizzou is a great university overall.
There were roughly 97 clinical/medical social work students who graduated with this degree at Mizzou in the most recent year we have data available.
Any student who is interested in clinical/medical social work needs to take a look at Southeast Community College Area. Located in the large city of Lincoln, Southeast Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population. This college ranks 6th out of 19 schools for overall quality in the state of Nebraska.
There were approximately 29 clinical/medical social work students who graduated with this degree at Southeast Community College in the most recent data year.
MCC is a large public college located in the large city of Omaha. This college ranks 5th out of 19 colleges for overall quality in the state of Nebraska.
There were approximately 11 clinical/medical social work students who graduated with this degree at MCC in the most recent data year.
Located in the city of Grand Island, Central Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population. This college ranks 12th out of 19 schools for overall quality in the state of Nebraska.
There were roughly 32 clinical/medical social work students who graduated with this degree at Central Community College in the most recent data year.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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).
Your choice of clinical/medical social work school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Clinical/Medical Social Work School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
