by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Michigan” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Social Work is the 13th most popular major in the country with 58,326 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. 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 Michigan, there were 2,423 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,269 and $30,343 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 42 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,608 and $18,344 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Michigan” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree in social work. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in social work.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Michigan” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Michigan”.
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Southwestern Michigan College landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Dowagiac, Michigan, and it awarded 4 associates’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lake Superior State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Michigan list. This small school is located in Sault Ste Marie, Michigan, and it awarded 6 associates’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Macomb Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Michigan. This fairly large school is located in Warren, Michigan, and it awarded 16 associates’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Gogebic Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Michigan. Gogebic Community College is a small school located in Ironwood, Michigan that handed out 1 associates’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ferris State University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Michigan. Big Rapids, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s social work degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bay de Noc Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Michigan. This small school is located in Escanaba, Michigan, and it awarded 1 associates’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
Wayne County Community College District did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Michigan ranking, coming in at #7. Wayne County Community College District is a fairly large public school situated in Detroit, Michigan. It awarded 1 associates’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #8, Henry Ford College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Michigan list. Henry Ford College is a fairly large school located in Dearborn, Michigan that handed out 0 associates’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #8, Alpena Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Michigan list. Located in Alpena, Michigan, this small public school awarded 0 degrees to qualified associates’s social work students in 2020-2021.
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