by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Georgia” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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 Georgia, there were 785 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,492 and $30,431 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 7 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $69,023 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Georgia” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree 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 Doctorate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Georgia”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for georgia doctor’s degree social work students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clark Atlanta University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Georgia list. Located in Atlanta, Georgia, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 5 degrees to qualified doctorate’s social work students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 2 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Georgia landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Athens, Georgia, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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