Social Work is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #13 most popular major in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
College Factual reviewed 4 schools in Utah to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of social work. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 737 degrees in social work annually.
The social work program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Social Work rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for social work schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Social Work Schools in Utah ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The schools below may not offer all types of social work degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
University of Utah is a wonderful decision for students pursuing a degree in social work. Located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #213 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means U of U is a great university overall.
There were about 311 social work students who graduated with this degree at U of U in the most recent year we have data available. Those social work students who get their degree from University of Utah make $8,757 more than the typical social work graduate.
It's difficult to beat Weber State University if you wish to pursue a degree in social work. Located in the small city of Ogden, WSU is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #389 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means WSU is a great university overall.
There were roughly 90 social work students who graduated with this degree at WSU in the most recent data year. Soon after graduating, social work degree recipients typically make an average of $42,754 at the beginning of their careers.
Any student who is interested in social work has to take a look at Utah State University. USU is a very large public university located in the city of Logan. This university ranks 6th out of 11 colleges for overall quality in the state of Utah.
There were roughly 97 social work students who graduated with this degree at USU in the most recent data year. Soon after graduation, social work degree recipients usually earn about $41,140 at the beginning of their careers.
Any student pursuing a degree in social work needs to check out Utah Valley University. UVU is a very large public university located in the small city of Orem. This university ranks 7th out of 11 schools for overall quality in the state of Utah.
There were approximately 100 social work students who graduated with this degree at UVU in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the social work program report average early career wages of $38,222.
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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The social work program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Social Work rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for social work schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
