by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Minnesota” 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 Minnesota, there were 2,143 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $45,407 and $27,097 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 26 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,091 and $24,039 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Minnesota” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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 Minnesota” 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 Minnesota”.
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, South Central College landed the #1 spot on the list. North Mankato, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s social work degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rochester Community and Technical College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Minnesota. Rochester Community and Technical College is a small school located in Rochester, Minnesota that handed out 9 associates’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Inver Hills Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. This small school is located in Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota, and it awarded 5 associates’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minnesota State College Southeast. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Minnesota list. MSC Southeast is a small public school situated in Winona, Minnesota. It awarded 1 associates’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minneapolis Community and Technical College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Minnesota list. Minneapolis, Minnesota is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s social work degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
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Central Lakes College - Brainerd ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Minnesota list. Central Lakes College is located in Brainerd, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s social work degrees to qualified students.
Alexandria Technical & Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Minnesota ranking. ATCC is located in Alexandria, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s social work degrees to qualified students.
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%.
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