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Best Schools for Social Work in 2026

338 schools ranked by DegreeWorth Score · Updated 2026

These are the top schools offering Social Work, ranked by DegreeWorth Score. The score combines graduate earnings, AI automation resilience, job market demand, and return on tuition investment. The average Social Work graduate earns $36,555/yr across 338 schools.

Programs Ranked

338

Avg Earnings

$36,555/yr

Avg DW Score

42/100

AI Risk

Moderate

37% task exposure

All Social Work Programs Ranked

Click any row for full AI scenario analysis, earnings projections, and career path breakdown.

#	School	DW Score	Earnings	ROI
1	San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA · Public	69 71–69	$48,750/yr	21.5x
2	CUNY York College Jamaica, NY · Public	65 69–65	$44,742/yr	20.6x
3	California State University-Long Beach Long Beach, CA · Public	64 69–64	$42,925/yr	22.0x
4	Metropolitan State University Saint Paul, MN · Public	62 64–62	$47,637/yr	13.6x
5	University of Nevada-Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV · Public	62 66–62	$44,427/yr	15.6x
6	CUNY Medgar Evers College Brooklyn, NY · Public	62 67–62	$44,311/yr	18.7x
7	University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA · Public	60 64–60	$44,906/yr	10.6x
8	CUNY Lehman College Bronx, NY · Public	60 66–60	$42,300/yr	18.4x
9	University of North Dakota Grand Forks, ND · Public	60 62–59	$49,695/yr	11.4x
10	University of Wisconsin-River Falls River Falls, WI · Public	60 64–60	$45,870/yr	14.9x
11	University of Nevada-Reno Reno, NV · Public	59 67–60	$40,530/yr	17.2x
12	Weber State University Ogden, UT · Public	59 64–59	$42,754/yr	19.4x
13	University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Oshkosh, WI · Public	59 63–59	$43,948/yr	15.4x
14	California State University-San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA · Public	57 66–58	$39,145/yr	19.1x
15	Bemidji State University Bemidji, MN · Public	57 60–57	$47,192/yr	11.7x
16	Saint Cloud State University Saint Cloud, MN · Public	57 62–57	$43,726/yr	12.7x
17	University of Alaska Anchorage Anchorage, AK · Public	56 60–56	$45,565/yr	14.1x
18	Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, FL · Public	56 64–56	$39,912/yr	24.6x
19	Fort Hays State University Hays, KS · Public	56 62–57	$42,413/yr	19.9x
20	Winona State University Winona, MN · Public	56 61–57	$44,546/yr	11.9x
21	Minot State University Minot, ND · Public	56 60–56	$44,731/yr	13.1x
22	California State University-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA · Public	55 65–56	$37,477/yr	21.0x
23	Metropolitan State University of Denver Denver, CO · Public	55 60–55	$44,015/yr	11.4x
24	University of the District of Columbia Washington, DC · Public	55 59–55	$45,973/yr	15.5x
25	Salem State University Salem, MA · Public	55 59–55	$45,450/yr	10.1x
26	Minnesota State University-Mankato Mankato, MN · Public	55 60–55	$42,915/yr	12.7x
27	Texas Southern University Houston, TX · Public	55 61–55	$42,333/yr	13.4x
28	University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA · Public	55 62–56	$40,969/yr	11.7x
29	University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Green Bay, WI · Public	55 60–55	$44,135/yr	13.4x
30	University of Wisconsin-Superior Superior, WI · Public	55 60–55	$42,487/yr	13.8x
31	University of Washington-Tacoma Campus Tacoma, WA · Public	55 62–56	$40,969/yr	11.5x
32	University of Alaska Fairbanks Fairbanks, AK · Public	54 57–54	$48,151/yr	11.4x
33	Minnesota State University Moorhead Moorhead, MN · Public	54 59–54	$43,471/yr	11.6x
34	Southwest Minnesota State University Marshall, MN · Public	54 57–54	$46,368/yr	10.6x
35	Portland State University Portland, OR · Public	54 60–54	$41,594/yr	11.5x
36	Texas Woman's University Denton, TX · Public	54 61–54	$40,340/yr	14.5x
37	University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Eau Claire, WI · Public	54 61–55	$40,562/yr	13.8x
38	Morgan State University Baltimore, MD · Public	53 61–53	$39,059/yr	15.5x
39	University of Houston-Downtown Houston, TX · Public	53 64–54	$37,365/yr	18.0x
40	California State University-Sacramento Sacramento, CA · Public	52 63–53	$37,290/yr	17.7x
41	Boise State University Boise, ID · Public	52 60–53	$40,126/yr	13.9x
42	University of Maryland-Baltimore County Baltimore, MD · Public	52 60–53	$40,316/yr	10.5x
43	University of Massachusetts-Boston Boston, MA · Public	52 56–52	$45,227/yr	7.7x
44	Western New Mexico University Silver City, NM · Public	52 57–52	$42,250/yr	12.4x
45	CUNY Hunter College New York, NY · Public	52 58–53	$42,227/yr	13.3x
46	Utah Valley University Orem, UT · Public	52 62–53	$37,937/yr	19.4x
47	Eastern Washington University Cheney, WA · Public	52 61–53	$39,102/yr	15.1x
48	University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Stevens Point, WI · Public	52 58–52	$41,582/yr	12.8x
49	Governors State University University Park, IL · Public	51 55–51	$44,133/yr	9.5x
50	Coppin State University Baltimore, MD · Public	51 61–52	$37,612/yr	17.6x
51	University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT · Public	51 61–52	$38,338/yr	13.8x
52	Florida Gulf Coast University Fort Myers, FL · Public	51 62–52	$36,407/yr	20.4x
53	California State University-Chico Chico, CA · Public	50 61–51	$36,840/yr	16.1x
54	California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt Arcata, CA · Public	50 62–51	$35,693/yr	17.1x
55	Florida International University Miami, FL · Public	50 57–51	$41,626/yr	14.6x
56	University of Southern Maine Portland, ME · Public	50 57–50	$40,692/yr	10.7x
57	SUNY Buffalo State University Buffalo, NY · Public	50 59–51	$39,695/yr	13.6x
58	Ohio University-Eastern Campus Saint Clairsville, OH · Public	50 60–51	$37,990/yr	18.5x
59	Ohio University-Chillicothe Campus Chillicothe, OH · Public	50 60–51	$37,990/yr	18.5x
60	Ohio University-Southern Campus Ironton, OH · Public	50 60–51	$37,990/yr	18.5x
61	Ohio University-Lancaster Campus Lancaster, OH · Public	50 60–51	$37,990/yr	18.5x
62	Ohio University-Zanesville Campus Zanesville, OH · Public	50 60–51	$37,990/yr	18.5x
63	Northeastern State University Tahlequah, OK · Public	50 60–51	$38,168/yr	15.7x
64	Angelo State University San Angelo, TX · Public	50 59–51	$38,771/yr	14.3x
65	California State University-Northridge Northridge, CA · Public	49 63–50	$34,447/yr	19.2x
66	San Diego State University San Diego, CA · Public	49 60–50	$36,916/yr	15.2x
67	Colorado Mesa University Grand Junction, CO · Public	49 55–50	$42,254/yr	9.9x
68	Lewis-Clark State College Lewiston, ID · Public	49 62–50	$35,456/yr	17.6x
69	Indiana University-Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN · Public	49 55–50	$41,657/yr	10.4x
70	Indiana University-South Bend South Bend, IN · Public	49 59–50	$37,812/yr	14.5x
71	Kansas State University Manhattan, KS · Public	49 55–49	$41,833/yr	9.8x
72	Westfield State University Westfield, MA · Public	49 58–50	$38,596/yr	10.9x
73	University of North Carolina Wilmington Wilmington, NC · Public	49 59–50	$38,380/yr	15.5x
74	Western Carolina University Cullowhee, NC · Public	49 61–50	$36,727/yr	24.5x
75	George Mason University Fairfax, VA · Public	49 59–50	$38,559/yr	10.0x
76	University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI · Public	49 56–49	$40,188/yr	11.2x
77	Colorado State University Pueblo Pueblo, CO · Public	48 56–49	$39,742/yr	11.7x
78	Central Connecticut State University New Britain, CT · Public	48 59–49	$37,519/yr	10.8x
79	University of South Florida Tampa, FL · Public	48 58–49	$37,458/yr	17.0x
80	Indiana University-Bloomington Bloomington, IN · Public	48 56–49	$39,695/yr	10.1x
81	University of Iowa Iowa City, IA · Public	48 57–49	$39,285/yr	10.9x
82	Bridgewater State University Bridgewater, MA · Public	48 55–49	$41,187/yr	9.8x
83	University of Minnesota-Duluth Duluth, MN · Public	48 53–48	$43,198/yr	6.5x
84	Prairie View A & M University Prairie View, TX · Public	48 55–48	$40,667/yr	9.9x
85	Texas A&M University-Central Texas Killeen, TX · Public	48 61–49	$35,345/yr	18.6x
86	Indiana University-Northwest Gary, IN · Public	47 56–47	$38,652/yr	12.9x
87	University of Michigan-Flint Flint, MI · Public	47 54–47	$40,371/yr	8.3x
88	Saginaw Valley State University University Center, MI · Public	47 56–47	$38,503/yr	9.9x
89	College of Staten Island CUNY Staten Island, NY · Public	47 62–48	$31,021/yr	19.0x
90	East Carolina University Greenville, NC · Public	47 59–48	$35,745/yr	16.1x
91	Bowling Green State University-Main Campus Bowling Green, OH · Public	47 54–48	$40,959/yr	8.1x
92	Wright State University-Main Campus Dayton, OH · Public	47 54–47	$39,926/yr	9.8x
93	Lamar University Beaumont, TX · Public	47 58–48	$37,593/yr	13.4x
94	Viterbo University La Crosse, WI · Private nonprofit	47 50–47	$46,384/yr	3.1x
95	Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ · Public	46 54–46	$39,842/yr	9.1x
96	University of Arkansas at Little Rock Little Rock, AR · Public	46 58–47	$35,408/yr	14.3x
97	University of Central Florida Orlando, FL · Public	46 59–47	$35,358/yr	17.8x
98	Florida State University Tallahassee, FL · Public	46 61–47	$32,604/yr	22.0x
99	University of Nebraska at Omaha Omaha, NE · Public	46 56–46	$37,404/yr	13.0x
100	University of North Carolina at Pembroke Pembroke, NC · Public	46 61–47	$31,695/yr	34.1x
101	University of North Texas Denton, TX · Public	46 58–47	$36,167/yr	11.6x
102	Tarleton State University Stephenville, TX · Public	46 56–47	$38,506/yr	13.1x
103	The University of Texas at El Paso El Paso, TX · Public	46 56–46	$37,865/yr	11.5x
104	University of Massachusetts Global Irvine, CA · Public	46 52–46	$41,327/yr	8.2x
105	Northeastern Illinois University Chicago, IL · Public	45 54–46	$39,178/yr	9.0x
106	Washburn University Topeka, KS · Public	45 55–46	$37,908/yr	11.5x
107	Bowie State University Bowie, MD · Public	45 59–46	$32,989/yr	14.6x
108	Salisbury University Salisbury, MD · Public	45 58–46	$34,917/yr	12.3x
109	University of Nebraska at Kearney Kearney, NE · Public	45 54–46	$39,218/yr	11.6x
110	Plymouth State University Plymouth, NH · Public	45 51–45	$41,451/yr	7.0x
111	Rutgers University-Camden Camden, NJ · Public	45 53–46	$39,936/yr	6.8x
112	Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ · Public	45 53–46	$39,936/yr	6.7x
113	Rutgers University-Newark Newark, NJ · Public	45 53–46	$39,936/yr	7.1x
114	Ohio State University-Lima Campus Lima, OH · Public	45 54–45	$38,739/yr	11.1x
115	Ohio State University-Mansfield Campus Mansfield, OH · Public	45 54–45	$38,739/yr	11.1x
116	Ohio State University-Marion Campus Marion, OH · Public	45 54–45	$38,739/yr	11.1x
117	Ohio State University-Newark Campus Newark, OH · Public	45 54–45	$38,739/yr	11.1x
118	The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX · Public	45 56–46	$37,437/yr	10.4x
119	Indiana Wesleyan University-National & Global Marion, IN · Private nonprofit	45 56–46	$36,722/yr	13.2x
120	California State University-Fresno Fresno, CA · Public	44 59–45	$31,986/yr	17.8x
121	La Sierra University Riverside, CA · Private nonprofit	44 50–45	$42,213/yr	3.1x
122	Colorado State University-Fort Collins Fort Collins, CO · Public	44 54–45	$38,134/yr	9.0x
123	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL · Public	44 56–45	$36,815/yr	8.3x
124	University of Kansas Lawrence, KS · Public	44 52–45	$40,032/yr	8.7x
125	Pittsburg State University Pittsburg, KS · Public	44 54–45	$38,288/yr	12.2x
126	Wichita State University Wichita, KS · Public	44 54–45	$38,256/yr	11.2x
127	Wayne State University Detroit, MI · Public	44 53–45	$39,774/yr	7.7x
128	St Olaf College Northfield, MN · Private nonprofit	44 47–44	$45,146/yr	1.0x
129	St Catherine University Saint Paul, MN · Private nonprofit	44 48–44	$44,257/yr	2.1x
130	Mercy University Dobbs Ferry, NY · Private nonprofit	44 52–44	$39,373/yr	5.4x
131	University at Albany Albany, NY · Public	44 58–45	$32,913/yr	12.8x
132	SUNY Brockport Brockport, NY · Public	44 55–45	$37,054/yr	12.2x
133	University of Toledo Toledo, OH · Public	44 52–45	$39,254/yr	8.6x
134	Midwestern State University Wichita Falls, TX · Public	44 52–44	$39,215/yr	9.7x
135	Longwood University Farmville, VA · Public	44 51–45	$41,160/yr	6.7x
136	Shepherd University Shepherdstown, WV · Public	44 59–45	$32,965/yr	14.7x
137	University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Whitewater, WI · Public	44 54–45	$37,952/yr	10.5x
138	Illinois State University Normal, IL · Public	43 52–44	$39,041/yr	6.9x
139	Millikin University Decatur, IL · Private nonprofit	43 50–44	$41,543/yr	3.9x
140	University of Illinois Springfield Springfield, IL · Public	43 53–44	$38,707/yr	8.9x
141	Ball State University Muncie, IN · Public	43 52–44	$39,094/yr	9.5x
142	Briar Cliff University Sioux City, IA · Private nonprofit	43 48–43	$42,935/yr	2.0x
143	University of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, IA · Public	43 54–44	$37,257/yr	10.9x
144	Oakland University Rochester Hills, MI · Public	43 52–43	$38,446/yr	7.6x
145	University of Central Missouri Warrensburg, MO · Public	43 52–44	$39,295/yr	9.9x
146	Fayetteville State University Fayetteville, NC · Public	43 58–43	$29,726/yr	28.1x
147	North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC · Public	43 56–44	$35,485/yr	12.6x
148	Texas State University San Marcos, TX · Public	43 52–44	$38,660/yr	9.2x
149	The University of Texas at Arlington Arlington, TX · Public	43 53–44	$38,174/yr	9.3x
150	Radford University Radford, VA · Public	43 53–44	$38,272/yr	9.0x
151	Purdue University Global West Lafayette, IN · Public	43 52–43	$38,324/yr	8.5x
152	Arkansas State University Jonesboro, AR · Public	42 57–44	$33,140/yr	15.0x
153	Delaware State University Dover, DE · Public	42 56–43	$33,413/yr	11.9x
154	University of West Florida Pensacola, FL · Public	42 53–43	$36,573/yr	13.8x
155	Fort Valley State University Fort Valley, GA · Public	42 56–42	$26,299/yr	21.3x
156	Western Illinois University Macomb, IL · Public	42 51–43	$39,641/yr	6.9x
157	Indiana State University Terre Haute, IN · Public	42 53–43	$36,294/yr	10.8x
158	Frostburg State University Frostburg, MD · Public	42 52–43	$37,836/yr	8.5x
159	Eastern Michigan University Ypsilanti, MI · Public	42 51–43	$38,517/yr	7.0x
160	Ferris State University Big Rapids, MI · Public	42 51–43	$38,870/yr	7.6x
161	Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, MI · Public	42 53–43	$37,205/yr	7.8x
162	The College of Saint Scholastica Duluth, MN · Private nonprofit	42 46–42	$45,371/yr	2.2x
163	University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO · Public	42 52–43	$38,236/yr	7.8x
164	Seton Hall University South Orange, NJ · Private nonprofit	42 45–42	$47,734/yr	1.5x
165	Stockton University Galloway, NJ · Public	42 52–43	$37,749/yr	7.4x
166	University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Cincinnati, OH · Public	42 51–43	$39,292/yr	7.5x
167	Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania Shippensburg, PA · Public	42 52–43	$37,206/yr	8.4x
168	University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham, AL · Public	41 54–42	$35,750/yr	11.8x
169	Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, AZ · Public	41 51–42	$38,247/yr	8.2x
170	University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR · Public	41 53–42	$35,424/yr	11.1x
171	Southern Connecticut State University New Haven, CT · Public	41 56–43	$33,862/yr	10.1x
172	Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville Edwardsville, IL · Public	41 52–42	$36,974/yr	8.4x
173	Grand Valley State University Allendale, MI · Public	41 51–41	$37,233/yr	7.5x
174	Bethel University Saint Paul, MN · Private nonprofit	41 45–41	$45,259/yr	1.9x
175	SUNY College at Plattsburgh Plattsburgh, NY · Public	41 53–41	$24,676/yr	14.3x
176	Appalachian State University Boone, NC · Public	41 56–43	$32,725/yr	15.0x
177	University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, NC · Public	41 56–41	$28,425/yr	16.3x
178	Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH · Public	41 50–42	$38,739/yr	7.7x
179	Ohio University-Main Campus Athens, OH · Public	41 51–42	$37,990/yr	7.8x
180	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA · Public	41 48–42	$40,836/yr	4.4x
181	Stephen F Austin State University Nacogdoches, TX · Public	41 52–42	$36,628/yr	9.8x
182	Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX · Public	41 55–42	$33,921/yr	10.5x
183	West Virginia University Morgantown, WV · Public	41 55–42	$34,344/yr	11.8x
184	Harding University Searcy, AR · Private nonprofit	40 46–40	$41,835/yr	3.3x
185	Western Connecticut State University Danbury, CT · Public	40 55–41	$33,033/yr	10.0x
186	Grand View University Des Moines, IA · Private nonprofit	40 47–41	$40,736/yr	2.0x
187	University of Maine Orono, ME · Public	40 50–41	$38,824/yr	7.6x
188	Northern Michigan University Marquette, MI · Public	40 52–41	$36,513/yr	8.3x
189	University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro, NC · Public	40 55–40	$30,509/yr	14.8x
190	North Carolina Central University Durham, NC · Public	40 55–40	$30,615/yr	16.3x
191	Capital University Columbus, OH · Private nonprofit	40 44–40	$44,344/yr	1.8x
192	Youngstown State University Youngstown, OH · Public	40 51–41	$36,445/yr	9.5x
193	Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Kutztown, PA · Public	40 51–41	$37,135/yr	9.0x
194	Temple University Philadelphia, PA · Public	40 49–41	$39,055/yr	4.7x
195	University of Memphis Memphis, TN · Public	40 52–41	$36,220/yr	10.1x
196	The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Knoxville, TN · Public	40 51–41	$37,730/yr	7.7x
197	West Texas A & M University Canyon, TX · Public	40 54–41	$34,664/yr	11.8x
198	Liberty University Lynchburg, VA · Private nonprofit	40 49–40	$38,828/yr	3.6x
199	Concord University Athens, WV · Public	40 52–41	$35,930/yr	10.4x
200	Grand Canyon University Phoenix, AZ · Private for-profit	39 48–40	$39,017/yr	5.3x
201	Fresno Pacific University Fresno, CA · Private nonprofit	39 47–40	$40,458/yr	1.8x
202	Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University Tallahassee, FL · Public	39 54–39	$31,401/yr	16.7x
203	Georgia State University Atlanta, GA · Public	39 54–39	$29,609/yr	13.4x
204	University of Hawaii at Manoa Honolulu, HI · Public	39 53–39	$27,080/yr	10.9x
205	Brigham Young University-Idaho Rexburg, ID · Private nonprofit	39 54–39	$29,355/yr	20.3x
206	National Louis University Chicago, IL · Private nonprofit	39 50–40	$37,205/yr	6.5x
207	University of Southern Indiana Evansville, IN · Public	39 51–40	$36,126/yr	9.9x
208	Northern Kentucky University Highland Heights, KY · Public	39 50–40	$37,037/yr	8.8x
209	Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant, MI · Public	39 52–40	$35,800/yr	8.0x
210	Missouri State University-Springfield Springfield, MO · Public	39 51–40	$35,544/yr	10.7x
211	Winston-Salem State University Winston-Salem, NC · Public	39 54–39	$29,617/yr	15.8x
212	Rhode Island College Providence, RI · Public	39 54–41	$33,561/yr	10.6x
213	Heritage University Toppenish, WA · Private nonprofit	39 50–40	$37,164/yr	5.5x
214	University of North Alabama Florence, AL · Public	38 49–39	$36,948/yr	7.9x
215	Eastern Connecticut State University Willimantic, CT · Public	38 53–38	$29,471/yr	9.7x
216	Aurora University Aurora, IL · Private nonprofit	38 47–38	$38,382/yr	3.6x
217	Northwestern State University of Louisiana Natchitoches, LA · Public	38 52–39	$33,596/yr	11.5x
218	Michigan State University East Lansing, MI · Public	38 52–40	$34,089/yr	7.7x
219	Augsburg University Minneapolis, MN · Private nonprofit	38 43–38	$43,303/yr	1.7x
220	University of New Hampshire-Main Campus Durham, NH · Public	38 49–39	$37,395/yr	5.5x
221	New Mexico State University-Main Campus Las Cruces, NM · Public	38 53–40	$33,510/yr	12.5x
222	Keuka College Keuka Park, NY · Private nonprofit	38 45–39	$40,642/yr	2.4x
223	SUNY at Fredonia Fredonia, NY · Public	38 53–39	$28,723/yr	13.0x
224	University of Akron Main Campus Akron, OH · Public	38 48–39	$37,541/yr	7.3x
225	Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro, TN · Public	38 51–40	$35,574/yr	10.3x
226	The University of Tennessee-Martin Martin, TN · Public	38 51–39	$34,240/yr	10.2x
227	Virginia State University Petersburg, VA · Public	38 52–38	$28,527/yr	11.9x
228	University of Arkansas-Fort Smith Fort Smith, AR · Public	37 52–38	$32,532/yr	10.8x
229	University of Georgia Athens, GA · Public	37 52–38	$32,534/yr	10.0x
230	Idaho State University Pocatello, ID · Public	37 52–38	$33,181/yr	11.9x
231	University of Kentucky Lexington, KY · Public	37 49–38	$36,312/yr	7.4x
232	University of Louisville Louisville, KY · Public	37 50–38	$35,257/yr	8.2x
233	College of Our Lady of the Elms Chicopee, MA · Private nonprofit	37 45–38	$40,161/yr	2.2x
234	Ramapo College of New Jersey Mahwah, NJ · Public	37 52–38	$31,210/yr	8.1x
235	Mars Hill University Mars Hill, NC · Private nonprofit	37 43–37	$41,643/yr	1.9x
236	North Carolina A & T State University Greensboro, NC · Public	37 52–38	$27,508/yr	15.1x
237	Austin Peay State University Clarksville, TN · Public	37 50–38	$34,384/yr	10.8x
238	James Madison University Harrisonburg, VA · Public	37 52–38	$31,687/yr	9.0x
239	The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL · Public	36 51–37	$31,462/yr	9.6x
240	University of South Alabama Mobile, AL · Public	36 51–38	$33,771/yr	10.3x
241	Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Carbondale, IL · Public	36 49–37	$34,664/yr	7.8x
242	Indiana University-East Richmond, IN · Public	36 51–38	$32,748/yr	11.9x
243	Brescia University Owensboro, KY · Private nonprofit	36 46–37	$37,841/yr	3.2x
244	Eastern Kentucky University Richmond, KY · Public	36 50–37	$33,575/yr	10.0x
245	Morehead State University Morehead, KY · Public	36 49–37	$35,300/yr	9.3x
246	Southeastern Louisiana University Hammond, LA · Public	36 50–36	$26,388/yr	12.5x
247	Spring Arbor University Spring Arbor, MI · Private nonprofit	36 45–37	$39,071/yr	2.8x
248	Missouri Western State University Saint Joseph, MO · Public	36 51–37	$33,532/yr	10.3x
249	Southeast Missouri State University Cape Girardeau, MO · Public	36 52–37	$32,224/yr	11.0x
250	The University of Montana Missoula, MT · Public	36 51–38	$33,726/yr	11.4x
251	Nebraska Wesleyan University Lincoln, NE · Private nonprofit	36 43–36	$40,080/yr	2.0x
252	Georgian Court University Lakewood, NJ · Private nonprofit	36 45–37	$38,530/yr	2.6x
253	Cleveland State University Cleveland, OH · Public	36 48–37	$35,869/yr	7.4x
254	East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania East Stroudsburg, PA · Public	36 51–37	$32,208/yr	9.7x
255	Our Lady of the Lake University San Antonio, TX · Private nonprofit	36 46–37	$38,209/yr	3.1x
256	Utah State University Logan, UT · Public	36 51–36	$31,746/yr	11.0x
257	Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA · Public	36 50–37	$34,088/yr	6.9x
258	Marshall University Huntington, WV · Public	36 50–37	$33,344/yr	8.3x
259	Alabama State University Montgomery, AL · Public	35 48–36	$34,792/yr	8.4x
260	Mount Saint Mary's University Los Angeles, CA · Private nonprofit	35 45–36	$38,512/yr	1.0x
261	University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne Fort Wayne, IN · Private nonprofit	35 42–36	$40,532/yr	1.9x
262	Lincoln University Jefferson City, MO · Public	35 50–36	$32,951/yr	7.9x
263	Nazareth University Rochester, NY · Private nonprofit	35 44–35	$38,126/yr	2.3x
264	Miami University-Oxford Oxford, OH · Public	35 48–36	$34,583/yr	5.9x
265	La Salle University Philadelphia, PA · Private nonprofit	35 45–36	$37,453/yr	1.6x
266	Winthrop University Rock Hill, SC · Public	35 48–36	$35,070/yr	6.4x
267	The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Edinburg, TX · Public	35 50–36	$30,436/yr	10.7x
268	Troy University Troy, AL · Public	34 49–35	$31,190/yr	10.2x
269	Western Kentucky University Bowling Green, KY · Public	34 47–35	$34,748/yr	7.9x
270	Southern University and A & M College Baton Rouge, LA · Public	34 49–34	$29,703/yr	10.2x
271	University of Missouri-St Louis Saint Louis, MO · Public	34 47–35	$35,862/yr	6.5x
272	Roberts Wesleyan University Rochester, NY · Private nonprofit	34 45–35	$37,100/yr	1.5x
273	Franciscan University of Steubenville Steubenville, OH · Private nonprofit	34 45–35	$36,697/yr	1.8x
274	Millersville University of Pennsylvania Millersville, PA · Public	34 49–36	$33,119/yr	8.4x
275	Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Slippery Rock, PA · Public	34 49–35	$32,316/yr	9.5x
276	East Tennessee State University Johnson City, TN · Public	34 49–35	$32,514/yr	9.6x
277	University of Vermont Burlington, VT · Public	34 49–35	$32,335/yr	6.0x
278	Jacksonville State University Jacksonville, AL · Public	33 46–34	$34,485/yr	7.1x
279	Hope College Holland, MI · Private nonprofit	33 44–34	$37,270/yr	2.3x
280	University of Mississippi University, MS · Public	33 49–34	$31,190/yr	10.1x
281	Barton College Wilson, NC · Private nonprofit	33 42–33	$38,312/yr	2.1x
282	The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga Chattanooga, TN · Public	33 47–33	$27,923/yr	9.9x
283	Texas A & M University-Commerce Commerce, TX · Public	33 48–34	$33,149/yr	9.1x
284	Mary Baldwin University Staunton, VA · Private nonprofit	33 44–34	$37,537/yr	2.6x
285	West Virginia State University Institute, WV · Public	33 49–34	$30,060/yr	10.7x
286	University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff Pine Bluff, AR · Public	32 47–33	$28,094/yr	10.4x
287	Azusa Pacific University Azusa, CA · Private nonprofit	32 46–33	$33,089/yr	2.6x
288	Gallaudet University Washington, DC · Private nonprofit	32 47–33	$31,903/yr	5.8x
289	University of Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN · Private nonprofit	32 44–33	$36,399/yr	2.5x
290	Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion Marion, IN · Private nonprofit	32 44–33	$36,722/yr	2.8x
291	Murray State University Murray, KY · Public	32 47–33	$31,692/yr	9.1x
292	Grambling State University Grambling, LA · Public	32 46–32	$26,980/yr	11.0x
293	University of Southern Mississippi Hattiesburg, MS · Public	32 47–32	$28,262/yr	9.8x
294	Missouri Southern State University Joplin, MO · Public	32 46–32	$27,936/yr	7.3x
295	Mount Vernon Nazarene University Mount Vernon, OH · Private nonprofit	32 42–33	$37,979/yr	2.1x
296	Lancaster Bible College Lancaster, PA · Private nonprofit	32 45–33	$35,235/yr	1.9x
297	Tennessee State University Nashville, TN · Public	32 47–33	$29,449/yr	10.4x
298	University of Montevallo Montevallo, AL · Public	31 46–32	$32,262/yr	6.7x
299	Henderson State University Arkadelphia, AR · Public	31 41–31	$22,458/yr	6.1x
300	Bradley University Peoria, IL · Private nonprofit	31 44–33	$36,017/yr	2.4x
301	University of Louisiana at Monroe Monroe, LA · Public	31 45–31	$26,423/yr	6.2x
302	Simmons University Boston, MA · Private nonprofit	31 44–32	$34,496/yr	2.3x
303	Mississippi State University Mississippi State, MS · Public	31 46–31	$29,242/yr	9.1x
304	College of the Ozarks Point Lookout, MO · Private nonprofit	31 45–32	$32,701/yr	2.8x
305	Shaw University Raleigh, NC · Private nonprofit	31 47–32	$31,138/yr	6.1x
306	Cedarville University Cedarville, OH · Private nonprofit	31 43–32	$35,967/yr	2.5x
307	University of South Carolina-Columbia Columbia, SC · Public	31 46–31	$28,032/yr	7.9x
308	Union University Jackson, TN · Private nonprofit	31 41–32	$38,056/yr	1.8x
309	Lubbock Christian University Lubbock, TX · Private nonprofit	31 45–32	$32,952/yr	3.7x
310	Marquette University Milwaukee, WI · Private nonprofit	31 41–32	$37,494/yr	1.7x
311	Southern University Law Center Baton Rouge, LA · Public	31 46–31	$29,703/yr	—
312	Jackson State University Jackson, MS · Public	30 44–31	$26,873/yr	9.4x
313	Montclair State University Montclair, NJ · Public	30 44–31	$33,095/yr	5.6x
314	Eastern University Saint Davids, PA · Private nonprofit	30 42–31	$36,308/yr	2.2x
315	Messiah University Mechanicsburg, PA · Private nonprofit	30 44–31	$34,818/yr	1.1x
316	Cairn University-Langhorne Langhorne, PA · Private nonprofit	30 42–31	$36,289/yr	2.4x
317	King University Bristol, TN · Private nonprofit	30 44–31	$34,380/yr	1.5x
318	Saint Leo University Saint Leo, FL · Private nonprofit	29 42–30	$34,463/yr	2.9x
319	Mount Mercy University Cedar Rapids, IA · Private nonprofit	29 40–30	$37,303/yr	1.4x
320	Campbellsville University Campbellsville, KY · Private nonprofit	29 43–31	$34,852/yr	3.0x
321	Benedict College Columbia, SC · Private nonprofit	29 45–30	$30,295/yr	3.2x
322	Texas College Tyler, TX · Private nonprofit	29 34–29	$17,759/yr	3.4x
323	University of Puerto Rico-Humacao Humacao, PR · Public	29 28–29	$6,869/yr	10.6x
324	Clark Atlanta University Atlanta, GA · Private nonprofit	28 42–29	$27,016/yr	3.9x
325	Gordon College Wenham, MA · Private nonprofit	28 43–28	$30,381/yr	3.4x
326	Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Gurabo Campus Gurabo, PR · Private nonprofit	28 28–28	$13,506/yr	8.6x
327	Limestone University Gaffney, SC · Private nonprofit	27 41–28	$33,741/yr	2.5x
328	Trevecca Nazarene University Nashville, TN · Private nonprofit	27 42–27	$30,204/yr	1.5x
329	Texas Christian University Fort Worth, TX · Private nonprofit	27 41–28	$33,819/yr	1.7x
330	Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Cupey Campus San Juan, PR · Private nonprofit	27 32–27	$17,692/yr	7.8x
331	Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Carolina Campus Carolina, PR · Private nonprofit	27 29–27	$15,258/yr	7.6x
332	Luther College Decorah, IA · Private nonprofit	26 41–26	$30,372/yr	0.5x
333	New York University New York, NY · Private nonprofit	26 40–26	$26,837/yr	1.8x
334	Olivet Nazarene University Bourbonnais, IL · Private nonprofit	25 40–26	$31,720/yr	2.2x
335	Calvin University Grand Rapids, MI · Private nonprofit	25 41–26	$31,584/yr	2.2x
336	Saint Edward's University Austin, TX · Private nonprofit	25 39–26	$34,200/yr	1.3x
337	Hood College Frederick, MD · Private nonprofit	24 39–25	$32,805/yr	1.7x
338	George Fox University Newberg, OR · Private nonprofit	24 38–24	$27,755/yr	2.1x

Methodology

Programs are ranked by DegreeWorth Score, which combines four equally weighted factors: graduate earnings (Year 1 after graduation), AI automation resilience (based on OpenAI and academic research), job market size (BLS annual openings), and earnings-to-tuition multiple (10-year projected earnings vs. 4-year tuition).

Earnings data comes from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, which reports actual median earnings of graduates — not self-reported surveys.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best school for Social Work?

Based on our DegreeWorth Score, San Francisco State University ranks #1 for Social Work with a score of 69/100 and graduate earnings of $48,750/yr.

How much do Social Work graduates earn?

Across 338 schools, Social Work graduates earn an average of $36,555/yr in their first year. The highest-earning program reports $49,695/yr.

Is Social Work a good major for AI resistance?

Social Work has an average AI task exposure of 37%, rated "Moderate". This field has moderate AI exposure — some career paths are more resilient than others.

Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034 (employment projections), OpenAI GPTs-are-GPTs research (AI task exposure), Felten et al. AIOE. Last updated 2025.