by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 58,326 people earned their degree in social work, making the major the 13th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, social work graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $37,651 and had an average of $26,679 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 10,408 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,459 and $27,818 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 333 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,077 and $19,490 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking, we looked at 46 colleges that offer a degree in social work. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their social work program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The social work school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Great Lakes Region”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region associate degree social work students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Rio Grande. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Great Lakes Region. Rio Grande, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s social work degrees to 15 students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 46 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Wabash Valley College landed the #2 spot on the list. Wabash Valley College is a public institution located in Mount Carmel, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Cincinnati - Clermont College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Great Lakes Region list. UC Clermont College is a medium-sized public school situated in Batavia, Ohio. It awarded 12 associates’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Marion Technical College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Great Lakes Region. MTC is a small public school situated in Marion, Ohio. It awarded 10 associates’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington State Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Washington State Community College is located in Marietta, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 associates’s social work degrees to qualified students.
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University of Cincinnati - Blue Ash College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. University of Cincinnati - Blue Ash College is a public institution located in Blue Ash, Ohio. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 16 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Cincinnati - Blue Ash College Social Work Report
Northwest State Community College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Northwest State Community College is a small school located in Archbold, Ohio that handed out 6 associates’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
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Clark State Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #8. This medium-sized school is located in Springfield, Ohio, and it awarded 19 associates’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 100%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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With a ranking of #9, Stark State College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Great Lakes Region list. North Canton, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s social work degrees to 29 students in 2020-2021.
Southwestern Michigan College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #10. Southwestern Michigan College is a small school located in Dowagiac, Michigan that handed out 4 associates’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
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North Central State College ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Great Lakes Region list. North Central State College is a small school located in Mansfield, Ohio that handed out 7 associates’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
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Southern State Community College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Hillsboro, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s social work degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
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Lake Land College ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Mattoon, Illinois, this small public school awarded 18 diplomas to qualified associates’s social work students in 2020-2021.
Lake Superior State University ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Sault Ste Marie, Michigan, this small public school handed out 6 degrees to qualified associates’s social work students in 2020-2021.
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Zane State College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #15. Zane State College is a small public school situated in Zanesville, Ohio. It awarded 4 associates’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
Edison State Community College ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Edison Community College is located in Piqua, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 associates’s social work degrees to qualified students.
Vincennes University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Vincennes, Indiana, and it awarded 21 associates’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
Southwestern Illinois College ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Southwestern Illinois College is a public institution located in Belleville, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 18 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Lakeland Community College ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Lakeland is a small public school situated in Kirtland, Ohio. It awarded 8 associates’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
Owens Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #20. Owens State Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Perrysburg, Ohio. It awarded 13 associates’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
Macomb Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #21. Warren, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s social work degrees to 16 students in 2020-2021.
Gogebic Community College came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Gogebic Community College is a public institution located in Ironwood, Michigan. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #23, College of DuPage did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, this large public school handed out 17 diplomas to qualified associates’s social work students in 2020-2021.
South Suburban College ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Great Lakes Region list. South Suburban College is a small school located in South Holland, Illinois that handed out 3 associates’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
Wright State University - Lake Campus landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This small school is located in Celina, Ohio, and it awarded 1 associates’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Wright State University - Lake Campus Social Work Report
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