by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Alabama” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 Alabama, there were 1,173 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,626 and $30,532 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 543 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,756 and $28,178 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Alabama” ranking looked at 15 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in social work. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their social work program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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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 Alabama”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Huntsville Bible College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Alabama list. Huntsville Bible College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Huntsville, Alabama. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Miles College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Alabama. Miles College is located in Fairfield, Alabama and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 bachelors’s social work degrees to qualified students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Alabama State University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Alabama. Located in Montgomery, Alabama, this small public school handed out 33 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s social work students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Montevallo. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Alabama. This small school is located in Montevallo, Alabama, and it awarded 28 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 15 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, Talladega College landed the #5 spot on the list. Talladega College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Talladega, Alabama. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #6, Oakwood University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Alabama list. This small school is located in Huntsville, Alabama, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s social work degrees 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.
Troy University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Alabama ranking. Troy, Alabama is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s social work degrees to 146 students in 2020-2021.
University of North Alabama landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Alabama ranking. Located in Florence, Alabama, this medium-sized public school awarded 61 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s social work students in 2020-2021.
Alabama A & M University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Alabama ranking. Located in Normal, Alabama, this medium-sized public school handed out 23 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s social work students in 2020-2021.
Jacksonville State University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Alabama ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Jacksonville, Alabama, and it awarded 47 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #11, Tuskegee University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Alabama list. Tuskegee University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Tuskegee, Alabama. It awarded 14 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Alabama at Birmingham landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Alabama ranking. UAB is a public institution located in Birmingham, Alabama. The school has a large population, and it awarded 58 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
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The University of Alabama ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Alabama list. Located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, this large public school handed out 53 degrees to qualified bachelors’s social work students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% 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%.
University of South Alabama did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Alabama ranking, coming in at #14. This fairly large school is located in Mobile, Alabama, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
Auburn University ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Alabama list. Auburn is located in Auburn, Alabama and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 26 bachelors’s social work degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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