2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Social Work in District of Columbia

Social Work is of the hottest doctor's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #44 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Social Work in District of Columbia ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 16 doctor's degrees in social work during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. Plus, you can view our other rankings for social work.

 

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Social Work in District of Columbia

Below you'll see a list of the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in social work.

Most Well Attended Schools for Social Work Students Working on Their Doctorate

1

Catholic University of America
Washington, DC

11 Annual Doctor's Degrees

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student who is interested in a doctor's degree in social work has to look into Catholic University of America. CUA is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Washington. More information about a doctorate in social work from Catholic University of America

2

Howard University
Washington, DC

5 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In DC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Howard University if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in social work. Howard is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Washington. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in social work in District of Columbia. More information about a doctorate in social work from Howard University

Best Social Work Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Social Work Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	374	66
Pennsylvania	303	49
Maryland	179	13
New Jersey	158	22

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Rankings in Majors Related to Social Work

Social Work is one of 2 different types of Social Work programs to choose from.

Notes and References

• 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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