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University of Alaska - Fairbanks tops our list of 13 Social Work universities in the United States at #467 in the QS World University Rankings 2023. University of Alabama at Birmingham (#175 in United States) and The University of Alabama (#216 in United States) complete the top three. Across the whole list there are 23 courses to choose from.
13 universities · ranked best first
how we rankPublic University · 1 course in Social Work
Public University · 1 course in Social Work
Public University · 3 courses in Social Work
Public University · 1 course in Social Work
Public University · 1 course in Social Work
Public University · 2 courses in Social Work
Public University · 2 courses in Social Work
Public University · 2 courses in Social Work
Public University · 3 courses in Social Work
Public University · 3 courses in Social Work
Public University · 2 courses in Social Work
Public University · 1 course in Social Work
Public University · 1 course in Social Work
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Only one university here holds a QS World position — University of Alaska - Fairbanks at #467 — so it heads the list. Below them, universities follow their research output: University of Alabama at Birmingham is cited most (16,465,315 citations).
13 are public and 0 private (100% public).
By level: 19 bachelor's and 2 master's. The usual length is 4 years and 1–2 years. 83% are full-time and 4 can be studied online. Start dates lean to Fall (100% of courses with a stated intake) and Spring (100% of courses with a stated intake). California State University offers the widest choice, with 3 of these courses.
University of Alaska - Fairbanks (QS World #467), University of Alabama at Birmingham (#175 in United States) and The University of Alabama (#216 in United States) lead this list. QS World positions come first; the rest are ranked by research impact.
13 public and 0 private universities are on this list.
Most listed courses run 4 years, with 1–2 years the next most common.
Fall is the main intake — 100% of courses with a stated start date begin then, and Spring is the second.
4 of these courses are listed as online.
California State University, with 3, ahead of The University of Alabama (3).
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