by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Florida” 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 Florida, there were 1,593 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,063 and $23,147 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 9 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $69,244 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Florida” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in social work. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in social work.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Florida” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for florida doctor’s degree social work students.
Out of the 4 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Barry University landed the #1 spot on the list. Barry University is a medium-sized school located in Miami, Florida that handed out 1 doctorate’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Florida International University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Florida. Florida International University is a large public school situated in Miami, Florida. It awarded 5 doctorate’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Florida State University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Florida. Florida State is a large public school situated in Tallahassee, Florida. It awarded 3 doctorate’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 4 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Florida - Main Campus landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in Tampa, Florida, and it awarded 182 doctorate’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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