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2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Ohio

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Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Ohio

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 Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Ohio” 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 Ohio, there were 2,542 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,348 and $27,229 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 991 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,359 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Ohio” ranking looked at 11 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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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Ohio

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Ohio”.

Top 11 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Work in Ohio

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Case Western Reserve University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Ohio list. Case Western is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Cleveland, Ohio. It awarded 197 masters’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Youngstown State University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Ohio. This fairly large school is located in Youngstown, Ohio, and it awarded 63 masters’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Youngstown State University Social Work Report

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Cleveland State University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Ohio. Located in Cleveland, Ohio, this fairly large public school handed out 100 degrees to qualified masters’s social work students in 2020-2021.

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Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the #4 spot on the list. Ohio State University - Main Campus is a public institution located in Columbus, Ohio. The school has a large population, and it awarded 356 masters’s degrees 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.

Full Ohio State University - Main Campus Social Work Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Akron Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Ohio list. This fairly large school is located in Akron, Ohio, and it awarded 70 masters’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Social Work at University of Akron Main Campus

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Wright State University - Main Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Ohio list. Dayton, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s social work degrees to 27 students in 2020-2021.

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University of Toledo
Toledo, Ohio

University of Toledo did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Ohio ranking, coming in at #7. Toledo, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s social work degrees to 40 students in 2020-2021.

Full University of Toledo Social Work Report

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University of Cincinnati - Main Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Ohio ranking. University of Cincinnati - Main Campus is located in Cincinnati, Ohio and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 63 masters’s social work degrees to qualified students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full University of Cincinnati - Main Campus Social Work Report

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Bowling Green State University - Main Campus ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Ohio list. BGSU is a public institution located in Bowling Green, Ohio. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 21 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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Miami University - Oxford ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Ohio list. Miami University - Oxford is located in Oxford, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 26 masters’s social work degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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Ohio University - Athens Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Ohio ranking, coming in at #11. Ohio University - Athens Campus is a public institution located in Athens, Ohio. The school has a large population, and it awarded 28 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Social Work at Ohio University - Athens Campus

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