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 Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southeast Region” 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 the Southeast region, there were 11,649 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,366 and $28,905 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 174 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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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southeast Region” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southeast Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brescia University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southeast Region list. Brescia University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Owensboro, Kentucky. It awarded 91 ’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern University at New Orleans. The school came in at #2 for the Schools Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southeast Region. SUNO is located in New Orleans, Louisiana and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 91 ’s social work degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Social Work at Southern University at New Orleans
Out of the 174 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Johnson C Smith University landed the #3 spot on the list. JCSU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Charlotte, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 64 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Huntsville Bible College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southeast Region list. Huntsville Bible College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Huntsville, Alabama. It awarded 3 ’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Concord University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southeast Region. Located in Athens, West Virginia, this small public school handed out 82 diplomas to qualified ’s social work students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #6, Alabama A & M University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southeast Region list. Normal, Alabama is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s social work degrees to 107 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #7, Limestone College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Gaffney, South Carolina, and it awarded 61 ’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
Louisiana College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Pineville, Louisiana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s social work degrees to 28 students in 2020-2021.
Warren Wilson College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Warren Wilson is located in Swannanoa, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 ’s social work degrees to qualified students.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
With a ranking of #10, Bennett College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Greensboro, North Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified ’s social work students in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Norfolk State University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Norfolk State is located in Norfolk, Virginia and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 91 ’s social work degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #12, Union University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Jackson, Tennessee, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 107 diplomas to qualified ’s social work students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%.
With a ranking of #13, Livingstone College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southeast Region list. Livingstone College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Salisbury, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 11 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Jackson State University landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Jackson, Mississippi, this medium-sized public school handed out 141 diplomas to qualified ’s social work students in 2020-2021.
Barton College ranked #15 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Wilson, North Carolina, and it awarded 25 ’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
Clark Atlanta University ranked #16 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southeast Region list. CAU is a small school located in Atlanta, Georgia that handed out 70 ’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
Southern Adventist University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Southern Adventist is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Collegedale, Tennessee. It awarded 60 ’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Social Work at Southern Adventist University
Troy University ranked #18 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southeast Region list. Troy, Alabama is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s social work degrees to 315 students in 2020-2021.
Mars Hill University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #19. Mars Hill is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Mars Hill, North Carolina. It awarded 22 ’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.
Kentucky Christian University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #20. Kentucky Christian University is a small school located in Grayson, Kentucky that handed out 10 ’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Social Work at Kentucky Christian University
With a ranking of #21, Elizabeth City State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, and it awarded 25 ’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
North Carolina Central University ranked #22 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Durham, North Carolina, this medium-sized public school handed out 124 diplomas to qualified ’s social work students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Social Work at North Carolina Central University
Mississippi Valley State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #23. Mississippi Valley State University is a public institution located in Itta Bena, Mississippi. The school has a small population, and it awarded 28 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Social Work at Mississippi Valley State University
Campbellsville University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Campbellsville University is located in Campbellsville, Kentucky and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 255 ’s social work degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Social Work at Campbellsville University
Savannah State University landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Savannah, Georgia, this small public school awarded 45 diplomas to qualified ’s social work students in 2020-2021.
Not only did these schools make the top 27 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
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