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With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Florida” ranking - to help you make that decision.
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 Florida, there were 1,593 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,063 and $23,147 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 839 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,395 and $25,950 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Florida” ranking, we looked at 14 colleges that offer a degree 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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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Florida” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for florida bachelor’s degree social work students.
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida Memorial University landed the #1 spot on the list. Florida Memorial University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Miami Gardens, Florida. The school has a small population, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Florida list. Florida A&M University is a public institution located in Tallahassee, Florida. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 73 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida Atlantic University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Florida list. FAU is a large public school situated in Boca Raton, Florida. It awarded 176 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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%.
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Southeastern University landed the #4 spot on the list. Southeastern University is a medium-sized school located in Lakeland, Florida that handed out 27 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Warner University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Florida list. This small school is located in Lake Wales, Florida, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
The University of West Florida came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Florida ranking. The University of West Florida is a public institution located in Pensacola, Florida. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 58 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Saint Leo University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Florida ranking. St. Leo University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Leo, Florida. It awarded 42 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
Florida Gulf Coast University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Florida ranking. Located in Fort Myers, Florida, this fairly large public school awarded 37 degrees to qualified bachelors’s social work students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.2% 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%.
Florida State University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Florida ranking. Florida State is located in Tallahassee, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 98 bachelors’s social work degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
University of Central Florida landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Florida ranking. Located in Orlando, Florida, this large public school awarded 132 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s social work students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% 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 ranking of #11, University of North Florida did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Florida list. University of North Florida is a fairly large public school situated in Jacksonville, Florida. It awarded 28 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of South Florida - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Florida ranking, coming in at #12. Tampa, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s social work degrees to 70 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
With a ranking of #13, Barry University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Florida list. Located in Miami, Florida, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s social work students in 2020-2021.
Florida International University ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Florida list. Located in Miami, Florida, this large public school handed out 74 degrees to qualified bachelors’s social work students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.
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