by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Illinois” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
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 Illinois, there were 2,720 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,486 and $25,281 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 74 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,626 and $15,120 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Illinois” ranking looked at 14 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in social work. That schools that top this list have a program in social work in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for illinois associate degree social work students.
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Wabash Valley College landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Mount Carmel, Illinois, and it awarded 7 associates’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Lake Land College landed the #2 spot on the list. Lake Land College is a small school located in Mattoon, Illinois that handed out 18 associates’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southwestern Illinois College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Illinois list. Located in Belleville, Illinois, this medium-sized public school awarded 18 degrees to qualified associates’s social work students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of DuPage. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Illinois list. College of DuPage is a large public school situated in Glen Ellyn, Illinois. It awarded 17 associates’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend South Suburban College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Illinois. This small school is located in South Holland, Illinois, and it awarded 3 associates’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #6, City Colleges of Chicago - Kennedy-King College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Illinois list. Kennedy-King College is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 associates’s social work degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #7, Waubonsee Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Illinois list. Waubonsee is a medium-sized school located in Sugar Grove, Illinois that handed out 5 associates’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #8, Illinois Valley Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Illinois list. IVCC is a small public school situated in Oglesby, Illinois. It awarded 2 associates’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
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City Colleges of Chicago - Wilbur Wright College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Illinois ranking. City Colleges of Chicago - Wilbur Wright College is a medium-sized school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 1 associates’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
Oakton Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Illinois ranking. Oakton Community College is a public institution located in Des Plaines, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #11, City Colleges of Chicago - Harold Washington College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Illinois list. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this medium-sized public school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified associates’s social work students in 2020-2021.
Shawnee Community College landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Illinois ranking. This small school is located in Ullin, Illinois, and it awarded 0 associates’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
Rock Valley College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Illinois ranking. Rock Valley College is located in Rockford, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s social work degrees to qualified students.
College of Lake County came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Illinois ranking. College of Lake County is a public institution located in Grayslake, Illinois. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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