by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Well Attended Social Work Major in Arizona for a Master’s” ranking.
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 Arizona, there were 1,319 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,317 and $20,741 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 564 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,654 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Social Work Major in Arizona for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in social work. To top this list, a school must have a successful social work program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Well Attended Social Work Major in Arizona for a Master’s” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Social Work Major in Arizona for a Master’s”.
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Well Attended Social Work Major in Arizona for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Skysong landed the #1 spot on the list. ASU - Skysong is a public institution located in Scottsdale, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 292 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Well Attended Social Work Major in Arizona for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #2 spot on the list. ASU - Tempe is a large public school situated in Tempe, Arizona. It awarded 229 masters’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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
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Out of the 4 schools in the Most Well Attended Social Work Major in Arizona for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Arizona University landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in Flagstaff, Arizona, and it awarded 43 masters’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Well Attended Social Work Major in Arizona for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Grand Canyon University landed the #4 spot on the list. Grand Canyon University is a large school located in Phoenix, Arizona that handed out 298 masters’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% 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%.
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