2021 Best Social Work Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region
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Finding the Best Social Work Schools for Non-Traditional Students
For this year's Best Social Work Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region ranking, we looked at 50 colleges that offer a bachelor's in social work. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great social work programs and a strong support system for non-traditional students.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as affordability, and overall quality of the social work program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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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 Best Social Work Schools for Non-Traditional Students list to help you make the college decision.
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2021 Best Social Work Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Social Work Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.
Top 10 Best Social Work Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Aurora University has taken the #1 spot in this year's social work ranking for non-traditional students. Aurora is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Aurora. Aurora also made our Best Colleges for Social Work in the Great Lakes Region list, coming in at #9.
About 1.6% of Aurora students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 1,638 students at Aurora are exclusively online. There are roughly 1,443 part time students in attendance at Aurora.
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Spring Arbor University landed the #2 spot in our 2021 best social work schools for non-traditional students. Located in the suburb of Spring Arbor, Spring Arbor is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. On top of its placing in our non-traditional rankings, Spring Arbor also did well on our Best Colleges for Social Work in the Great Lakes Region list. It's in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.
The student loan default rate at Spring Arbor is lower than is typical, just 1.1% of students default in three years. 1,245 students at Spring Arbor are exclusively online. There are roughly 451 part time students in attendance at Spring Arbor.
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Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis earned the #3 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Indianapolis, IUPUI is a public school with a fairly large student population. IUPUI did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Colleges for Social Work in the Great Lakes Region list.
About 1.3% of IUPUI students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 11,579 students take at least one class online at IUPUI. About 6,671 of the students at IUPUI are attending part time.
Full Social Work at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis Report
The #4 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Wisconsin - Green Bay. UW - Green Bay is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Green Bay.
About 1.3% of UW - Green Bay students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 3,764 students take at least one class online at UW - Green Bay. There are roughly 4,662 part time students in attendance at UW - Green Bay.
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The #5 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Wisconsin - Madison. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public college with a very large student population. UW - Madison also took the #2 spot in our Best Colleges for Social Work in the Great Lakes Region rankings.
About 0.2% of UW - Madison students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 11,375 students take at least one class online at UW - Madison. About 4,683 of the students at UW - Madison are attending part time.
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Ohio State University - Main Campus comes in at #6 in this year's ranking. Located in the large city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public college with a very large student population. Ohio State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Colleges for Social Work in the Great Lakes Region list.
About 1.2% of Ohio State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 42,293 students take at least one class online at Ohio State. About 8,459 of the students at Ohio State are attending part time.
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Wayne State University landed the #7 spot in our 2021 best social work schools for non-traditional students. Wayne State is a very large public school located in the large city of Detroit. Wayne State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our Best Colleges for Social Work in the Great Lakes Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.5%. There are approximately 13,128 students at Wayne State that take at least one class online. 6,948 students are part time.
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Our rankings recognize University of Wisconsin - Superior as the #8 school in this year's rankings. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Superior, UW - Superior is a public college with a small student population.
About 0.7% of UW - Superior students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 1,180 students at UW - Superior are exclusively online. About 897 of the students at UW - Superior are attending part time.
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Michigan State University landed the #9 spot in our 2021 best social work schools for non-traditional students. Michigan State is a fairly large public school located in the city of East Lansing. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Michigan State, the school also landed the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for Social Work in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
About 0.8% of Michigan State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 33,526 students take at least one class online at Michigan State. There are roughly 6,517 part time students in attendance at Michigan State.
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University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh earned the #10 spot in our 2021 rankings. UW Oshkosh is a large public school located in the city of Oshkosh.
About 1.8% of UW Oshkosh students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 3,860 students at UW Oshkosh that take at least one class online. About 6,611 of the students at UW Oshkosh are attending part time.
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