by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Doctorate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Illinois” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 Illinois, there were 2,720 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,486 and $25,281 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 27 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $81,698 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Illinois” ranking, we looked at 5 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 Doctorate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Illinois” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for illinois doctor’s degree social work students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Aurora University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Illinois list. Aurora is a private not-for-profit institution located in Aurora, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 9 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Loyola University Chicago landed the #2 spot on the list. Loyola University Chicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 6 doctorate’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Chicago landed the #3 spot on the list. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s social work degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, 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 100%.
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Chicago landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #5 spot on the list. Champaign, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s social work degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Social Work Report
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