If you pursue a degree in social work, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #13 most popular program in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.
There was only one school in Rhode Island to review for the 2025 Best Social Work Schools in Rhode Island ranking.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Social Work Schools in Rhode Island list, to help you choose the best school for you.
More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.
To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you.
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Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the social work degree levels they offer.
Every student pursuing a degree in social work has to take a look at Rhode Island College. Located in the suburb of Providence, RIC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Soon after graduating, social work degree recipients generally earn an average of $45,346 at the beginning of their careers.
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).
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