2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Plains States Region
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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 Plains States Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Social Work is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 9th of all the majors we analyze. In 2021-2022, 58,037 degrees were awarded to students with this major.
Across the Plains States region, there were 4,902 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 89 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,161 and $15,228 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 17 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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Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Plains States Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region associate degree social work students.
Top 17 Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for Social Work in the Plains States Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cankdeska Cikana Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Plains States Region list. Cankdeska Cikana Community College is a small school located in Fort Totten, North Dakota that handed out 7 associates’s social work degrees in 2021-2022.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read more about Social Work at Cankdeska Cikana Community College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Haskell Indian Nations University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Plains States Region. Haskell is located in Lawrence, Kansas and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 8 associates’s social work degrees to qualified students.
Full Haskell Indian Nations University Social Work Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Central College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Plains States Region list. South Central College is a public institution located in North Mankato, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 12 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Read more about Social Work at South Central College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Iowa Central Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Plains States Region. Iowa Central Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Fort Dodge, Iowa. It awarded 6 associates’s social work degrees in 2021-2022.
Full Iowa Central Community College Social Work Report
Out of the 17 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Rochester Community and Technical College landed the #5 spot on the list. Rochester Community and Technical College is a small public school situated in Rochester, Minnesota. It awarded 12 associates’s social work degrees in 2021-2022.
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%.
Full Rochester Community and Technical College Social Work Report
Inver Hills Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #6. Inver Hills Community College is a small school located in Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota that handed out 5 associates’s social work degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Social Work at Inver Hills Community College
Dodge City Community College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Dodge City, Kansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s social work degrees to 1 students in 2021-2022.
Read full report on Social Work at Dodge City Community College
Barton County Community College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Barton County Community College is a public institution located in Great Bend, Kansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Barton Community College Social Work Report
Northeast Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Northeast Community College is located in Norfolk, Nebraska and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 6 associates’s social work degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Social Work at Northeast
Western Nebraska Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #10. Located in Scottsbluff, Nebraska, this small public school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified associates’s social work students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full WNCC Social Work Report
Minnesota State College Southeast landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Plains States Region ranking. MSC Southeast is a small school located in Winona, Minnesota that handed out 3 associates’s social work degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Social Work at MSC Southeast
Minneapolis Community and Technical College landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Minneapolis, Minnesota is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s social work degrees to 9 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%.
Read more about Social Work at Minneapolis Community and Technical College
Northeast Iowa Community College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Northeast Iowa Community College is a small school located in Calmar, Iowa that handed out 3 associates’s social work degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.0% 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%.
Read more about Social Work at Northeast Iowa Community College
Eastern Iowa Community College District landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Eastern Iowa Community College District is a medium-sized public school situated in Davenport, Iowa. It awarded 0 associates’s social work degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.1% 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%.
Full Eastern Iowa Community Colleges Social Work Report
Kirkwood Community College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Kirkwood Community College is located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 0 associates’s social work degrees to qualified students.
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%.
Full Kirkwood Community College Social Work Report
Alexandria Technical & Community College ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Plains States Region list. Alexandria Technical & Community College is a small public school situated in Alexandria, Minnesota. It awarded 2 associates’s social work degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Social Work at Alexandria Technical & Community College
Central Lakes College - Brainerd did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #13. Central Lakes College is a public institution located in Brainerd, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Social Work at Central Lakes College - Brainerd
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References
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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