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 Southeast Region” ranking.
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 Southeast region, there were 11,649 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,366 and $28,905 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 5,626 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,400 and $27,180 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 154 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 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 a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southeast Region”.
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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 Southeast Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brescia University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southeast Region list. Owensboro, Kentucky is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s social work degrees to 50 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Huntsville Bible College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southeast Region. This small school is located in Huntsville, Alabama, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Limestone College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southeast Region list. Gaffney, South Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s social work degrees to 61 students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 154 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Warren Wilson College landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Swannanoa, North Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 16 degrees to qualified bachelors’s social work students in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Out of the 154 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Bennett College landed the #5 spot on the list. Bennett College is a small school located in Greensboro, North Carolina that handed out 4 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Livingstone College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southeast Region list. Salisbury, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s social work degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.
Johnson C Smith University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southeast Region ranking. JCSU is located in Charlotte, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 24 bachelors’s social work degrees to qualified students.
Barton College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #8. Barton College is a small school located in Wilson, North Carolina that handed out 25 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #9, Mars Hill University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Mars Hill, North Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 22 degrees to qualified bachelors’s social work students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Kentucky Christian University ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southeast Region list. Kentucky Christian University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Grayson, Kentucky. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Elizabeth City State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #11. ECSU is a small public school situated in Elizabeth City, North Carolina. It awarded 25 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
Southern University at New Orleans did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #12. SUNO is a small public school situated in New Orleans, Louisiana. It awarded 27 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #13, Mississippi Valley State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southeast Region list. Itta Bena, Mississippi is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s social work degrees to 28 students in 2020-2021.
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Le Moyne - Owen College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Le Moyne - Owen College is located in Memphis, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s social work degrees to qualified students.
Miles College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #15. Miles College is a small school located in Fairfield, Alabama that handed out 14 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
Concord University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #16. Athens, West Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s social work degrees to 29 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #17, Shaw University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southeast Region list. Shaw University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Raleigh, North Carolina. It awarded 12 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #18, West Virginia State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southeast Region list. WVSU is a small public school situated in Institute, West Virginia. It awarded 25 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
Mary Baldwin University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Mary Baldwin is located in Staunton, Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 25 bachelors’s social work degrees to qualified students.
Bethany College West Virginia landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Bethany, West Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s social work degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
Rust College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Rust College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Holly Springs, Mississippi. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Dillard University ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southeast Region list. Dillard University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in New Orleans, Louisiana. It awarded 11 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #23, Florida Memorial University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southeast Region list. Miami Gardens, Florida is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s social work degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.
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Philander Smith College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #24. Philander Smith College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Little Rock, Arkansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Norfolk State University landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Norfolk, Virginia is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s social work degrees to 44 students in 2020-2021.
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