by our College Data Analytics TeamSocial Work draws students to programs nationwide. This ranking identifies the schools that graduate the most social work students each year.
College Factual ranked the 36 social work schools in Illinois by the number of degrees they award each year.
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The colleges and universities below are the most popular for social work majors in Illinois, ranked by the number of degrees they award each year.
Leading the list of the most popular social work schools is Aurora University. Set in the suburb of Aurora, Aurora University is a private not-for-profit institution. This school awarded about 749 social work degrees in the most recent year. Read the full social work report for Aurora University
Loyola University Chicago came in at #2 on our list of the most popular social work schools. Set in the city of Chicago, Loyola University Chicago is a private not-for-profit institution. Loyola University Chicago graduated around 298 social work students in the most recent data year. Read the full social work report for Loyola University Chicago
A rank of #3 makes University Of Illinois At Urbana Champaign one of the most popular schools for social work. University Of Illinois At Urbana Champaign is a public school located in the city of Champaign. University Of Illinois At Urbana Champaign graduated around 258 social work students in the most recent data year. Read the full social work report for University Of Illinois At Urbana Champaign
A rank of #4 makes University Of Illinois At Chicago one of the most popular schools for social work. Set in the city of Chicago, University Of Illinois At Chicago is a public institution. This school awarded about 245 social work degrees in the most recent year. Read the full social work report for University Of Illinois At Chicago
University Of Chicago came in at #5 on our list of the most popular social work schools. Located in the city of Chicago, University Of Chicago is a private not-for-profit university. This school awarded about 177 social work degrees in the most recent year. See more about social work at University Of Chicago
Northeastern Illinois University ranked #6 on our list of the most popular social work schools. Set in the city of Chicago, Northeastern Illinois University is a public institution. Northeastern Illinois University graduated around 144 social work students in the most recent data year. Get the full social work details for Northeastern Illinois University
Dominican University landed the #7 spot among the most popular social work schools. Set in the suburb of River Forest, Dominican University is a private not-for-profit institution. Dominican University graduated around 95 social work students in the most recent data year. Get the full social work details for Dominican University
Chamberlain College Of Nursing Illinois ranked #8 on our list of the most popular social work schools. Chamberlain College Of Nursing Illinois is a private for-profit school located in the suburb of Addison. This school awarded about 86 social work degrees in the most recent year. See more about social work at Chamberlain College Of Nursing Illinois
Southern Illinois University Carbondale landed the #9 spot among the most popular social work schools. Set in the town of Carbondale, Southern Illinois University Carbondale is a public institution. Southern Illinois University Carbondale graduated around 84 social work students in the most recent data year. Read the full social work report for Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Illinois State University placed #10 for social work by yearly graduations. Set in the suburb of Normal, Illinois State University is a public institution. Illinois State University graduated around 72 social work students in the most recent data year. Get the full social work details for Illinois State University
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville landed the #11 spot among the most popular social work schools. Set in the suburb of Edwardsville, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is a public institution. Southern Illinois University Edwardsville graduated around 58 social work students in the most recent data year. Get the full social work details for Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Governors State University landed the #12 spot among the most popular social work schools. Governors State University is a public school located in the suburb of University Park. Governors State University graduated around 54 social work students in the most recent data year. See more about social work at Governors State University
Lewis University placed #13 for social work by yearly graduations. Set in the suburb of Romeoville, Lewis University is a private not-for-profit institution. This school awarded about 37 social work degrees in the most recent year. See more about social work at Lewis University
University Of St Francis landed the #14 spot among the most popular social work schools. University Of St Francis is a private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Joliet. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 37 students earned a degree in social work from this school. Read the full social work report for University Of St Francis
Saint Augustine College comes in at #15 for social work this year. Saint Augustine College is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 29 students earned a degree in social work from this school. See more about social work at Saint Augustine College
Chicago State University comes in at #16 for social work this year. Located in the city of Chicago, Chicago State University is a public university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 26 students earned a degree in social work from this school. See more about social work at Chicago State University
Erikson Institute comes in at #17 for social work this year. Located in the city of Chicago, Erikson Institute is a private not-for-profit university. This school awarded about 23 social work degrees in the most recent year. Get the full social work details for Erikson Institute
Western Illinois University ranked #18 on our list of the most popular social work schools. Located in the town of Macomb, Western Illinois University is a public university. This school awarded about 22 social work degrees in the most recent year. See more about social work at Western Illinois University
National Louis University comes in at #19 for social work this year. Located in the city of Chicago, National Louis University is a private not-for-profit university. This school awarded about 20 social work degrees in the most recent year. See more about social work at National Louis University
Olivet Nazarene University comes in at #20 for social work this year. Olivet Nazarene University is a private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Bourbonnais. Olivet Nazarene University graduated around 18 social work students in the most recent data year. Read the full social work report for Olivet Nazarene University
Depaul University ranked #21 on our list of the most popular social work schools. Located in the city of Chicago, Depaul University is a private not-for-profit university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 16 students earned a degree in social work from this school. Get the full social work details for Depaul University
Bradley University landed the #22 spot among the most popular social work schools. Located in the city of Peoria, Bradley University is a private not-for-profit university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 14 students earned a degree in social work from this school. Get the full social work details for Bradley University
University Of Illinois At Springfield landed the #23 spot among the most popular social work schools. University Of Illinois At Springfield is a public school located in the city of Springfield. University Of Illinois At Springfield graduated around 11 social work students in the most recent data year. Get the full social work details for University Of Illinois At Springfield
College Of Dupage comes in at #24 for social work this year. Located in the suburb of Glen Ellyn, College Of Dupage is a public university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 10 students earned a degree in social work from this school. See more about social work at College Of Dupage
Lake Land College ranked #25 on our list of the most popular social work schools. Lake Land College is a public school located in the rural area of Mattoon. Lake Land College graduated around 8 social work students in the most recent data year. See more about social work at Lake Land College
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The ranking above is published by College Factual. Schools are ranked by the number of students who complete a degree in the program each year (completions), drawn from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS).
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