by our College Data Analytics Team
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 Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Nebraska” 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 Nebraska, there were 262 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,799 and $33,756 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Nebraska” ranking, we looked at 8 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 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 Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Nebraska”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for nebraska social work students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Nebraska Wesleyan University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Nebraska list. Nebraska Wesleyan University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Lincoln, Nebraska. It awarded 26 ’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska at Omaha. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Nebraska list. Located in Omaha, Nebraska, this fairly large public school handed out 153 degrees to qualified ’s social work students 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Nebraska at Kearney. The school came in at #3 for the Schools Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Nebraska. Kearney, Nebraska is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s social work degrees to 44 students in 2020-2021.
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%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Union College Nebraska. The school came in at #4 for the Schools Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Nebraska. Union College Nebraska is a small school located in Lincoln, Nebraska that handed out 7 ’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Chadron State College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Nebraska list. Chadron State College is a small public school situated in Chadron, Nebraska. It awarded 11 ’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #6, Creighton University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Nebraska list. Creighton University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Omaha, Nebraska. It awarded 14 ’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.6% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.
Northeast Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Nebraska ranking. Northeast is a public institution located in Norfolk, Nebraska. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 4 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Western Nebraska Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Nebraska ranking. Scottsbluff, Nebraska is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s social work degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
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