by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Louisiana” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 Louisiana, there were 859 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,610 and $36,701 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Louisiana” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a degree 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 louisiana social work students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern University at New Orleans. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Louisiana list. New Orleans, Louisiana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s social work degrees to 91 students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Louisiana College landed the #2 spot on the list. Louisiana College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Pineville, Louisiana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 28 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Grambling State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Louisiana list. GSU is located in Grambling, Louisiana and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 49 ’s social work degrees to qualified students.
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Dillard University landed the #4 spot on the list. New Orleans, Louisiana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s social work degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College landed the #5 spot on the list. This large school is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and it awarded 352 ’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, 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%.
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Southern University and A & M College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Louisiana ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, this medium-sized public school handed out 42 degrees to qualified ’s social work students in 2020-2021.
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Tulane University of Louisiana came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Louisiana ranking. New Orleans, Louisiana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s social work degrees to 160 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 school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Northwestern State University of Louisiana ranked #8 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Louisiana list. NSU is a fairly large school located in Natchitoches, Louisiana that handed out 56 ’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
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Southeastern Louisiana University ranked #9 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Louisiana list. Located in Hammond, Louisiana, this fairly large public school awarded 47 diplomas to qualified ’s social work students in 2020-2021.
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University of Louisiana at Monroe ranked #10 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Louisiana list. University of Louisiana at Monroe is a public institution located in Monroe, Louisiana. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 23 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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