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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for Social Work

2 Ranked Colleges
233 Degrees Awarded
$21,400 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for Social Work

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for Social Work” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2020-2021, 57,401 social work students received their degree, making the major the 9th most popular in the country.

Across District of Columbia, there were 233 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for Social Work” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in social work. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality social work programs as well as strong veteran support.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the social work program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for Social Work

The colleges and universities below are the best for district of columbia vets studying social work.

Top 2 Best Social Work Colleges for Veterans in District of Columbia

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Howard University
Washington, District of Columbia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Howard University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for Social Work list. Howard University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Washington, District of Columbia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 69 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Howard also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].According to our most recent data, Howard supports 10,859 students, and 342 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 136 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $13,339. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.

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Gallaudet University
Washington, District of Columbia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Gallaudet University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for Social Work. Gallaudet is a private not-for-profit institution located in Washington, District of Columbia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 16 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Gallaudet not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.According to our most recent data, Gallaudet University supports 1,451 students, and 22 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 9 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,773. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

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