Best Schools for Social Work in 2026
These are the top schools offering Social Work, ranked by TradeSchoolOutlook Score. The score combines graduate earnings, AI automation resilience, job market demand, and return on tuition investment. The average Social Work graduate earns $30,861/yr across 9 schools.
All Social Work Programs Ranked
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| # | School | TSW Score | Earnings | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Indiana University-Indianapolis
Indianapolis, IN · Social Work |
58
57–59 |
$41,561/yr | 38.8x |
| 2 |
Rowan College of South Jersey-Cumberland Campus
Vineland, NJ · Social Work |
57
54–58 |
$37,250/yr | 43.5x |
| 3 |
Rowan College of South Jersey-Gloucester Campus
Sewell, NJ · Social Work |
57
54–58 |
$37,250/yr | 43.5x |
| 4 |
Austin Community College District
Austin, TX · Social Work |
64
58–65 |
$34,003/yr | 93.1x |
| 5 |
Connecticut State Community College
Hartford, CT · Social Work |
52
46–53 |
$29,555/yr | 41.8x |
| 6 |
Camden County College
Blackwood, NJ · Social Work |
50
43–51 |
$24,616/yr | 50.6x |
| 7 |
Clark State College
Springfield, OH · Social Work |
50
48–50 |
$29,981/yr | 34.7x |
| 8 |
Iowa Central Community College
Fort Dodge, IA · Social Work |
44
40–45 |
$25,197/yr | 28.8x |
| 9 |
South Texas College
McAllen, TX · Social Work |
41
35–41 |
$18,336/yr | 36.8x |
Methodology
Programs are ranked by TradeSchoolOutlook 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 (projected earnings vs. program tuition).
Earnings data comes from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, which reports actual median earnings of graduates — not self-reported surveys.