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. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Michigan” ranking - to help you make that decision.
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 Michigan, there were 2,423 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,269 and $30,343 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 1,283 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,121 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Michigan” ranking looked at 12 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in social work. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in social work.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for michigan master’s degree social work students.
Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Spring Arbor University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Spring Arbor, Michigan, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 126 degrees to qualified masters’s social work students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Madonna University landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Livonia, Michigan, and it awarded 52 masters’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wayne State University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Michigan. This large school is located in Detroit, Michigan, and it awarded 326 masters’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Andrews University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Michigan. Andrews University is a small school located in Berrien Springs, Michigan that handed out 30 masters’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. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Saginaw Valley State University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Michigan. This medium-sized school is located in University Center, Michigan, and it awarded 54 masters’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #6, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Michigan list. Located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, this large public school awarded 384 diplomas to qualified masters’s social work students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% 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%.
Grand Valley State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Michigan ranking, coming in at #7. Grand Valley State University is a large public school situated in Allendale, Michigan. It awarded 115 masters’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%.
Read more about Social Work at Grand Valley State University
Northern Michigan University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Michigan ranking, coming in at #8. This medium-sized school is located in Marquette, Michigan, and it awarded 25 masters’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
Eastern Michigan University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Michigan ranking. This fairly large school is located in Ypsilanti, Michigan, and it awarded 63 masters’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Social Work at Eastern Michigan University
Ferris State University ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Michigan list. Ferris State University is located in Big Rapids, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 42 masters’s social work degrees to qualified students.
Western Michigan University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Michigan ranking. Located in Kalamazoo, Michigan, this fairly large public school awarded 47 degrees to qualified masters’s social work students in 2020-2021.
Michigan State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Michigan ranking, coming in at #12. East Lansing, Michigan is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s social work degrees to 19 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, 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%.
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