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. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Well Attended Social Work Major in Georgia for a Bachelor’s” 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 Georgia, there were 785 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,492 and $30,431 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 240 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,491 and $29,433 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Social Work Major in Georgia for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 11 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in social work. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in social work.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for georgia bachelor’s degree social work students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Social Work Major in Georgia for a Bachelor’s list. Georgia State is a public institution located in Atlanta, Georgia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 59 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Georgia. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Social Work Major in Georgia for a Bachelor’s. University of Georgia is a large public school situated in Athens, Georgia. It awarded 49 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Augusta University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Social Work Major in Georgia for a Bachelor’s. Augusta, Georgia is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s social work degrees to 22 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dalton State College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Social Work Major in Georgia for a Bachelor’s list. Dalton, Georgia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s social work degrees to 22 students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 11 schools in the Most Well Attended Social Work Major in Georgia for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Fort Valley State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Fort Valley State University is a public institution located in Fort Valley, Georgia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 20 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #6, Thomas University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Social Work Major in Georgia for a Bachelor’s list. This small school is located in Thomasville, Georgia, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
Clark Atlanta University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended Social Work Major in Georgia for a Bachelor’s list. CAU is located in Atlanta, Georgia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 bachelors’s social work degrees to qualified students.
Savannah State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Social Work Major in Georgia for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #8. This small school is located in Savannah, Georgia, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
Albany State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Social Work Major in Georgia for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #8. Albany State University is located in Albany, Georgia and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 bachelors’s social work degrees to qualified students.
Oglethorpe University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Social Work Major in Georgia for a Bachelor’s ranking. Oglethorpe University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Atlanta, Georgia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Middle Georgia State University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Social Work Major in Georgia for a Bachelor’s ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Macon, Georgia, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
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