2025 Best Social Work Master's Degree Schools in South Carolina

Ranked #3 in popularity, social work is one of the most sought-after master's degree programs in the nation. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 3 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Social Work Master's Degree Schools in South Carolina ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 335 master's degrees in social work to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Social Work School for Your Master's Degree

Your choice of social work for getting your master's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of master's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their master's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to social work students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other social work students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How much debt social work students go into to obtain their master's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized social work related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for social work students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Social Work Master's Degree Schools in South Carolina ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Social Work in South Carolina

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for social work students seeking a a master's degree.

Top South Carolina Schools for a Master's in Social Work

1

University of South Carolina - Columbia
Columbia, SC

167 Annual Graduates

$42,849 Median Starting Salary

University of South Carolina - Columbia is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in social work. UofSC is a very large public university located in the city of Columbia.

After graduating, social work master's recipients usually make around $42,849 in their early careers.

More information about a master’s in social work from University of South Carolina - Columbia

2

Winthrop University
Rock Hill, SC

127 Annual Graduates

$41,626 Median Starting Salary

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in social work has to look into Winthrop University. Located in the city of Rock Hill, Winthrop is a public university with a small student population.

Students who graduate with their master's from the social work program state that they receive average early career wages of $41,626.

More information about a master’s in social work from Winthrop University

3

Limestone College
Gaffney, SC

41 Annual Graduates

Limestone College is a great choice for individuals interested in a master's degree in social work. Located in the distant town of Gaffney, Limestone College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.More information about a master’s in social work from Limestone College

Best Social Work Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Social Work Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	208	686
Georgia	190	430
Virginia	182	366
North Carolina	178	823
Tennessee	166	568
Alabama	151	603
Kentucky	147	764
Louisiana	147	574
Mississippi	145	137
Arkansas	121	125
West Virginia	112	143

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Social Work Related Rankings by Major

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Social Work Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Social Work	335

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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Army Medicine. More about our data sources and methodologies.