There are hundreds of universities offering social work in China, including Peking University, Tsinghua University, China Youth University for Politics, China Women's University, China Institute of Labor Relations, shandong institute of business and technology, ludong university, Shandong Women's University, Taishan Medical College, Jinan University, Shandong University of Finance and Economics, Qilu Normal University, Sun Yat-sen University, South China Agricultural University, South China Normal University, Guangdong University of Foreign Studies, Guangdong University of Finance and Economics, Shenzhen University, Shantou University and Guangdong University of Technology.

Taking China Youth University for Politics as an example, since the establishment of 1993, the social work major has formed its comparative advantages, such as strong professional background of teachers, good teaching effect, rich practical experience, large scale of students, good social influence and advanced conditions for running schools. It is listed as a pilot unit of professional construction by the Ministry of Education.