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. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in North Carolina” ranking as one item you can use to help make this 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 North Carolina, there were 1,757 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,885 and $29,817 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 823 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,453 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in North Carolina” ranking looked at 13 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in social work. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their social work program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in North Carolina”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Johnson C Smith University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in North Carolina. Johnson C Smith University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Charlotte, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 40 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina Central University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in North Carolina list. North Carolina Central University is a medium-sized school located in Durham, North Carolina that handed out 64 masters’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 13 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Pembroke landed the #3 spot on the list. University of North Carolina at Pembroke is a medium-sized public school situated in Pembroke, North Carolina. It awarded 57 masters’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
Full University of North Carolina at Pembroke Social Work Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fayetteville State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in North Carolina list. Fayetteville State University is a public institution located in Fayetteville, North Carolina. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 37 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western Carolina University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in North Carolina. This fairly large school is located in Cullowhee, North Carolina, and it awarded 54 masters’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in North Carolina ranking. Chapel Hill, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s social work degrees to 133 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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%.
Read full report on Social Work at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina at Wilmington came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in North Carolina ranking. Wilmington, North Carolina is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s social work degrees to 67 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Social Work at University of North Carolina at Wilmington
North Carolina State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in North Carolina ranking, coming in at #8. This large school is located in Raleigh, North Carolina, and it awarded 114 masters’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
University of North Carolina at Charlotte landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in North Carolina ranking. University of North Carolina at Charlotte is a large school located in Charlotte, North Carolina that handed out 91 masters’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Social Work at University of North Carolina at Charlotte
North Carolina A & T State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in North Carolina ranking. This fairly large school is located in Greensboro, North Carolina, and it awarded 26 masters’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #11, Appalachian State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in North Carolina list. Appalachian State University is located in Boone, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 53 masters’s social work degrees to qualified students.
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 86%.
Read full report on Social Work at Appalachian State University
East Carolina University ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in North Carolina list. This large school is located in Greenville, North Carolina, and it awarded 54 masters’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #13, University of North Carolina at Greensboro did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in North Carolina list. Located in Greensboro, North Carolina, this fairly large public school awarded 33 diplomas to qualified masters’s social work students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Social Work at University of North Carolina at Greensboro
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