by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Florida” ranking - to help you make that decision.
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 Florida, there were 1,593 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,063 and $23,147 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 686 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,198 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Florida” 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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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 Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Florida”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for florida master’s degree social work students.
Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for a Master’s 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. Miami, Florida is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s social work degrees to 111 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Saint Leo University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Florida. Located in Saint Leo, Florida, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 92 diplomas to qualified masters’s social work students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Southeastern University landed the #3 spot on the list. SEU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Lakeland, Florida. It awarded 34 masters’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Florida list. This medium-sized school is located in Tallahassee, Florida, and it awarded 31 masters’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Florida. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Florida list. Located in Orlando, Florida, this large public school awarded 233 diplomas to qualified masters’s social work students 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 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Nova Southeastern University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Florida ranking. Nova Southeastern University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 47 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% 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%.
University of South Florida - Main Campus came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Florida ranking. Tampa, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s social work degrees to 112 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% 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%.
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Florida Gulf Coast University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Florida list. Florida Gulf Coast University is located in Fort Myers, Florida and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 26 masters’s social work degrees to qualified students.
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%.
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Florida International University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Florida ranking, coming in at #9. Miami, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s social work degrees to 79 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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The University of West Florida landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Florida ranking. The University of West Florida is a fairly large public school situated in Pensacola, Florida. It awarded 58 masters’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
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Florida Atlantic University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Florida ranking. FAU is located in Boca Raton, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 208 masters’s social work degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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