by our College Data Analytics Team
Social Work is offered at a wide range of schools across the country, yet a handful of schools devote much more of their degrees to the field than the rest. To top this list, a school awards a larger share of its degrees in social work than other colleges that offer the major.
To build this ranking, College Factual compared the degree focus of the 22 schools in Indiana offering social work.
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Below are the schools where social work makes up the largest share of degrees in Indiana.
Leading the list of the most focused social work schools is Indiana Wesleyan University. Set in the town of Marion, Indiana Wesleyan University is a private not-for-profit institution. At this school, roughly 13% of all degrees awarded are in social work, or about 73 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full social work report for Indiana Wesleyan University
A rank of #2 makes Indiana Wesleyan University National And Global one of the most focused schools for social work. Set in the rural area of Marion, Indiana Wesleyan University National And Global is a private not-for-profit institution. Social Work accounts for around 11% of the degrees granted here, or about 350 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full social work details for Indiana Wesleyan University National And Global
Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis ranks #3 for social work by degree focus. Located in the city of Indianapolis, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis is a public university. At this school, roughly 8% of all degrees awarded are in social work, or about 588 graduates in the most recent year. See more about social work at Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis
A rank of #4 makes Indiana University South Bend one of the most focused schools for social work. Set in the city of South Bend, Indiana University South Bend is a public institution. Social Work accounts for around 5% of the degrees granted here, or about 47 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full social work details for Indiana University South Bend
Goshen College ranks #5 for social work by degree focus. Set in the city of Goshen, Goshen College is a private not-for-profit institution. At this school, roughly 4% of all degrees awarded are in social work, or about 8 graduates in the most recent year. See more about social work at Goshen College
Indiana University Northwest comes in at #6 for social work focus this year. Indiana University Northwest is a public school located in the suburb of Gary. Social Work accounts for around 3% of the degrees granted here, or about 23 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full social work report for Indiana University Northwest
Taylor University landed the #7 spot among the most focused social work schools. Set in the rural area of Upland, Taylor University is a private not-for-profit institution. Social Work accounts for around 3% of the degrees granted here, or about 14 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full social work report for Taylor University
Indiana University East comes in at #8 for social work focus this year. Set in the town of Richmond, Indiana University East is a public institution. About 3% of the degrees Indiana University East awards are in social work, or about 24 graduates in the most recent year. See more about social work at Indiana University East
Huntington University ranked #9 on our list of the most focused social work schools. Set in the town of Huntington, Huntington University is a private not-for-profit institution. About 3% of the degrees Huntington University awards are in social work, or about 8 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full social work report for Huntington University
Manchester College comes in at #10 for social work focus this year. Located in the town of North Manchester, Manchester College is a private not-for-profit university. At this school, roughly 3% of all degrees awarded are in social work, or about 7 graduates in the most recent year. See more about social work at Manchester College
Saint Marys College comes in at #11 for social work focus this year. Saint Marys College is a private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Notre Dame. Social Work accounts for around 2% of the degrees granted here, or about 7 graduates in the most recent year. See more about social work at Saint Marys College
Ball State University placed #12 for social work by degree focus. Located in the city of Muncie, Ball State University is a public university. About 2% of the degrees Ball State University awards are in social work, or about 113 graduates in the most recent year. See more about social work at Ball State University
University Of Indianapolis comes in at #13 for social work focus this year. University Of Indianapolis is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Indianapolis. About 2% of the degrees University Of Indianapolis awards are in social work, or about 22 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full social work report for University Of Indianapolis
University Of Southern Indiana ranked #14 on our list of the most focused social work schools. University Of Southern Indiana is a public school located in the suburb of Evansville. At this school, roughly 1% of all degrees awarded are in social work, or about 51 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full social work details for University Of Southern Indiana
Marian University Indiana ranked #15 on our list of the most focused social work schools. Set in the city of Indianapolis, Marian University Indiana is a private not-for-profit institution. Social Work accounts for around 1% of the degrees granted here, or about 10 graduates in the most recent year. See more about social work at Marian University Indiana
Valparaiso University landed the #16 spot among the most focused social work schools. Set in the suburb of Valparaiso, Valparaiso University is a private not-for-profit institution. At this school, roughly 1.0% of all degrees awarded are in social work, or about 9 graduates in the most recent year. See more about social work at Valparaiso University
Vincennes University comes in at #17 for social work focus this year. Vincennes University is a public school located in the town of Vincennes. At this school, roughly 0.9% of all degrees awarded are in social work, or about 29 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full social work details for Vincennes University
University Of Saint Francis Fort Wayne ranked #18 on our list of the most focused social work schools. Set in the city of Fort Wayne, University Of Saint Francis Fort Wayne is a private not-for-profit institution. At this school, roughly 0.8% of all degrees awarded are in social work, or about 5 graduates in the most recent year. See more about social work at University Of Saint Francis Fort Wayne
Purdue University Northwest ranked #19 on our list of the most focused social work schools. Located in the suburb of Hammond, Purdue University Northwest is a public university. At this school, roughly 0.8% of all degrees awarded are in social work, or about 12 graduates in the most recent year. See more about social work at Purdue University Northwest
Indiana State University ranked #20 on our list of the most focused social work schools. Set in the city of Terre Haute, Indiana State University is a public institution. Social Work accounts for around 0.7% of the degrees granted here, or about 14 graduates in the most recent year. See more about social work at Indiana State University
Purdue University Global comes in at #21 for social work focus this year. Set in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue University Global is a public institution. About 0.3% of the degrees Purdue University Global awards are in social work, or about 61 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full social work report for Purdue University Global
Indiana University Bloomington ranked #22 on our list of the most focused social work schools. Located in the city of Bloomington, Indiana University Bloomington is a public university. About 0.2% of the degrees Indiana University Bloomington awards are in social work, or about 28 graduates in the most recent year. See more about social work at Indiana University Bloomington
This list is compiled by College Factual. The ranking reflects how concentrated each school’s degrees are in the major (completions in the field as a share of all completions), drawn from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS).
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