Best Online Social Work Programs in Hopkinsville, KY (2026)

Updated June 11, 2026 BLS data College Scorecard On this page

Hopkinsville, Kentucky has 5 accredited schools offering social work programs. Hopkinsville has a population of about 31,011. Median household income is $47,428 (Census ACS 2023, 5-year). About 22.2% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the Clarksville, TN-KY metro area, the top-earning social work-related role is Social Worker, All Other at a median $100,420 annually (BLS OEWS, May 2025).

The 5 accredited institutions below are the closest among the 5 schools in our directory that offer social work programs near Hopkinsville. Distances are calculated from Hopkinsville city center.

How We Rank Schools

Every school list on this site is ordered by the BOC Score, computed from the most recent school-level data published by the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and IPEDS). To qualify, a school must be currently operating and accredited by an agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Each eligible school is then scored on five measures, percentile-ranked against schools at the same credential level:

Graduation rate 30%
Median earnings, 10 years after entry 25%
Average net price (lower is better) 20%
Retention rate 15%
Fully online availability 10%

Schools without enough outcome data appear after ranked schools, without a score. On this page, schools are ordered by distance from Hopkinsville. Advertising never affects these rankings. Read the full methodology.

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Source: IPEDS / College Scorecard (2023 cohort). Browse all Kentucky schools on the Kentucky social work page.

Hopkinsville is part of the Clarksville, TN-KY metro area (BLS area code 17300). Where MSA-level wages are published, the table below shows MSA medians; otherwise it falls back to Kentucky statewide.

Occupation	Median Wage	Source	COL-Adjusted (US=100)
Child, Family, and School Social Worker	$59,230	Clarksville, TN-KY	$65,160
Healthcare Social Worker	$59,210	Clarksville, TN-KY	$65,138
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Worker	$42,780	Clarksville, TN-KY	$47,063
Social Worker, All Other	$100,420	Clarksville, TN-KY	$110,473
Social and Community Service Manager	$79,620	Clarksville, TN-KY	$87,591
Social and Human Service Assistant	$37,020	Clarksville, TN-KY	$40,726
Community Health Worker	$48,230	KY statewide	$53,058

Source: BLS, May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes wage data at the metro (MSA) and state level – not by individual city.

Hopkinsville at a Glance

Metric	Value	Source
Population	31,011	Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B01003)
Median household income	$47,428	Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B19013)
Adults 25+ with bachelor’s+	22.2%	Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B15003)
Regional Price Parity (US=100)	90.9 (below U.S. average)	BEA RPP 2024
Social Work-related employment in Christian County	936 workers, 168 establishments	BLS QCEW 2024 annual

Clarksville, TN – 20.1 mi away (179,367 pop)
Madisonville, KY – 34.7 mi away (24,565 pop)
Murray, KY – 49.1 mi away (20,431 pop)
Bowling Green, KY – 58.3 mi away (87,976 pop)
Nashville, TN – 60.1 mi away (1,065,078 pop)

Frequently Asked Questions

Our directory has 5 accredited schools offering social work programs near Hopkinsville. The closest is Austin Peay State University in Clarksville, TN (22.1 miles), and the farthest of the schools shown is Belmont University (61.7 miles). 5 of the highlighted schools are flagged as offering distance education.

Based on BLS OEWS May 2025 wage data, the top-paying social work-related roles near Hopkinsville are: Social Worker, All Other ($100,420), Social and Community Service Manager ($79,620), Child, Family, and School Social Worker ($59,230). These reflect MSA-level medians where published, with Kentucky statewide fallback for occupations not reported at the metro level.

Should I look at programs in Clarksville instead of Hopkinsville?

Clarksville, TN is 20.1 miles from Hopkinsville and has its own set of local social work programs – see the city’s page. For online programs, distance matters less; for hybrid or in-person formats, comparing both can help.

Hopkinsville’s median household income of $47,428 (Census ACS 2023) is one input. Online programs let students stay in Hopkinsville while attending lower-cost out-of-state schools, and Kentucky public universities often offer reduced in-state online tuition.

How do I verify a program is accredited?

Confirm institutional accreditation via the U.S. Department of Education database (U.S. Dept. of Education database), and check for any program-specific accreditation listed by the school.

Other Programs Available in Hopkinsville

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Data verified: June 11, 2026. Salary, employment, and tuition figures on this page are sourced from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS May 2025; Employment Projections 2024–2034) and the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (2023 cohort). The source agency and data year are cited inline with every statistic.

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