2025 Best Social Work Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maryland

If you pursue a bachelor's degree in social work, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #24 most popular program in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

College Factual looked at 8 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Social Work Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maryland ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 329 bachelor's degrees in social work to qualified students.

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

The social work bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

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 ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their bachelor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your bachelor's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

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

One Size Does Not Fit All

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Social Work Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maryland list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Social Work in Maryland

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

Top Maryland Schools for a Bachelor's in Social Work

1

Salisbury University
Salisbury, MD

102 Annual Graduates

$34,917 Median Starting Salary

$18,685 Median Student Debt

Salisbury University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in social work. Located in the small suburb of Salisbury, Salisbury is a public university with a moderately-sized student population.

Soon after graduating, social work bachelor's recipients generally make around $34,917 in their early careers.

More information about a bachelor’s in social work from Salisbury University

2

University of Maryland - Baltimore County
Baltimore, MD

84 Annual Graduates

$40,316 Median Starting Salary

$17,762 Median Student Debt

University of Maryland - Baltimore County is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in social work. Located in the large suburb of Baltimore, UMBC is a public university with a large student population.

Social Work bachelor's degree recipients from University of Maryland - Baltimore County get an earnings boost of approximately $3,811 above the average income of social work graduates.

More information about a bachelor’s in social work from University of Maryland - Baltimore County

3

Morgan State University
Baltimore, MD

53 Annual Graduates

$39,059 Median Starting Salary

$25,332 Median Student Debt

Any student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in social work has to look into Morgan State University. Morgan State is a moderately-sized public university located in the large city of Baltimore.

Bachelor's recipients from the social work major at Morgan State University earn $2,554 above the average college graduate in this field when they enter the workforce.

More information about a bachelor’s in social work from Morgan State University

4

McDaniel College
Westminster, MD

18 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat McDaniel College if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in social work. McDaniel is a small private not-for-profit college located in the fringe town of Westminster.More information about a bachelor’s in social work from McDaniel College

5

Bowie State University
Bowie, MD

32 Annual Graduates

$32,989 Median Starting Salary

Located in the large suburb of Bowie, Bowie State University is a public university with a medium-sized student population.

Students who graduate with their bachelor's from the social work program report average early career income of $32,989.

More information about a bachelor’s in social work from Bowie State University

6

Hood College
Frederick, MD

10 Annual Graduates

$32,805 Median Starting Salary

Hood is a small private not-for-profit college located in the small city of Frederick.

Bachelor's graduates who receive their degree from the social work program earn an average of $32,805 in the first couple years of working.

More information about a bachelor’s in social work from Hood College

7

Coppin State University
Baltimore, MD

18 Annual Graduates

$37,612 Median Starting Salary

Coppin is a small public university located in the large city of Baltimore.

After graduation, social work bachelor's recipients usually earn about $37,612 in the first five years of their career.

More information about a bachelor’s in social work from Coppin State University

8

Frostburg State University
Frostburg, MD

12 Annual Graduates

$37,836 Median Starting Salary

Frostburg State is a small public university located in the remote town of Frostburg.

Students who graduate with their bachelor's from the social work program state that they receive average early career wages of $37,836.

More information about a bachelor’s in social work from Frostburg State University

Best Social Work Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Social Work Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	275	1,174
Pennsylvania	274	783
New Jersey	193	574
Delaware	130	33
District of Columbia	126	38

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Social Work Related Rankings by Major

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Social Work Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Social Work	329

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.