by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southeast Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2021-2022, 58,037 social work students received their degree, making the major the 9th most popular in the country.
Across the Southeast region, there were 12,273 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 123 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,020 and $16,931 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 13 colleges that offered 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 following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southeast Region”.
Out of the 13 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Copiah-Lincoln Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Copiah-Lincoln Community College is a small public school situated in Wesson, Mississippi. It awarded 10 associates’s social work degrees in 2021-2022.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Holmes Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southeast Region. Goodman, Mississippi is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s social work degrees to 27 students in 2021-2022.
Out of the 13 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia Military College landed the #3 spot on the list. Milledgeville, Georgia is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s social work degrees to 40 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Virginia Northern Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southeast Region list. WVNCC is a public institution located in Wheeling, West Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Out of the 13 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Itawamba Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. ICC is located in Fulton, Mississippi and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 17 associates’s social work degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #6, Coahoma Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southeast Region list. Coahoma Community College is a small public school situated in Clarksdale, Mississippi. It awarded 8 associates’s social work degrees in 2021-2022.
Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Phillips County Community College is a public institution located in Helena, Arkansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
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East Mississippi Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Scooba, Mississippi, and it awarded 9 associates’s social work degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Social Work at East Mississippi Community College
With a ranking of #9, Southern Adventist University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southeast Region list. Southern Adventist is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Collegedale, Tennessee. It awarded 40 associates’s social work degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% 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%.
Aiken Technical College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Aiken Technical College is a small school located in Graniteville, South Carolina that handed out 0 associates’s social work degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Trident Technical College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Charleston, South Carolina is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s social work degrees to 0 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Social Work at Trident Technical College
Morehead State University ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southeast Region list. Morehead State University is located in Morehead, Kentucky and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 55 associates’s social work degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Lawson State Community College - Birmingham Campus ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Birmingham, Alabama, this small public school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified associates’s social work students in 2021-2022.
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