by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.
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 the Middle Atlantic region, there were 11,395 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,900 and $25,681 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 2,972 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,457 and $25,851 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking analyzed 94 colleges that offered a degree 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 following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Middle Atlantic Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Keuka College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Keuka College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Keuka Park, New York. It awarded 111 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Medgar Evers College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. This small school is located in Brooklyn, New York, and it awarded 93 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 94 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Coppin State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Coppin State University is a small public school situated in Baltimore, Maryland. It awarded 26 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 94 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Salisbury University landed the #4 spot on the list. Salisbury is a medium-sized public school situated in Salisbury, Maryland. It awarded 128 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgian Court University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Georgian Court is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Lakewood, New Jersey. It awarded 35 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #6, Cairn University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Cairn University is a small school located in Langhorne, Pennsylvania that handed out 16 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
Mansfield University of Pennsylvania did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #7. Mansfield, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s social work degrees to 19 students in 2020-2021.
Roberts Wesleyan College ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Roberts Wesleyan College is located in Rochester, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 29 bachelors’s social work degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #9, York College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. York College is located in Jamaica, New York and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 67 bachelors’s social work degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Delaware State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #10. Located in Dover, Delaware, this medium-sized public school awarded 33 degrees to qualified bachelors’s social work students in 2020-2021.
University of Valley Forge came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 5 degrees to qualified bachelors’s social work students in 2020-2021.
Ramapo College of New Jersey ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Mahwah, New Jersey, this medium-sized public school handed out 61 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s social work students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Morgan State University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Baltimore, Maryland is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s social work degrees to 56 students in 2020-2021.
Rutgers University - Camden did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #14. Rutgers University - Camden is located in Camden, New Jersey and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 75 bachelors’s social work degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #15, Millersville University of Pennsylvania did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Millersville is a public institution located in Millersville, Pennsylvania. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 62 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%.
Lehman College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Bronx, New York, and it awarded 143 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
Buffalo State landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Buffalo State is a medium-sized school located in Buffalo, New York that handed out 73 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania is located in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 42 bachelors’s social work degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% 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%.
Lock Haven University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #19. This small school is located in Lock Haven, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 24 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #20. Kutztown University is a public institution located in Kutztown, Pennsylvania. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 57 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #21, Cedar Crest College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This small school is located in Allentown, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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%.
Nyack College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #22. Nyack, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s social work degrees to 14 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #23, Skidmore College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Saratoga Springs, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s social work degrees to 20 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Lancaster Bible College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #24. Located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 15 degrees to qualified bachelors’s social work students in 2020-2021.
Neumann University landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This small school is located in Aston, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
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