by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 2020-2021, 57,401 degrees were awarded to students with this major.
Across the Plains States region, there were 4,748 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 63 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,723 and $22,140 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. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their social work program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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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 “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Plains States Region” list to help you make the college decision.
You can create your own custom comparison that focuses on the factors most important to you using our tool, College Combat. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.
The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Work Major 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. This small school is located in Fort Totten, North Dakota, and it awarded 5 associates’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Haskell Indian Nations University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Plains States Region list. Haskell Indian Nations University is a small public school situated in Lawrence, Kansas. It awarded 6 associates’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Social Work at Haskell Indian Nations University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend South Central College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Plains States Region. North Mankato, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s social work degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Iowa Central Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Plains States Region list. Iowa Central Community College is a medium-sized school located in Fort Dodge, Iowa that handed out 14 associates’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Social Work at Iowa Central Community College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rochester Community and Technical College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Plains States Region list. Rochester Community and Technical College is located in Rochester, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 associates’s social work degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Social Work at Rochester Community and Technical College
Inver Hills Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Plains States Region list. Inver Hills Community College is a small public school situated in Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota. It awarded 5 associates’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Social Work at Inver Hills Community College
Dodge City 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 #7. Dodge City Community College is a small public school situated in Dodge City, Kansas. It awarded 2 associates’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
Barton County Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Barton County Community College is a small public school situated in Great Bend, Kansas. It awarded 5 associates’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #9, Northeast Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Plains States Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Norfolk, Nebraska, and it awarded 4 associates’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Western Nebraska Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Plains States Region ranking. WNCC is located in Scottsbluff, Nebraska and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 associates’s social work degrees to qualified students.
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 1 associates’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
Minneapolis Community and Technical College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Minneapolis Community and Technical College is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 associates’s social work degrees to qualified students.
Full Minneapolis Community and Technical College Social Work Report
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. Located in Calmar, Iowa, this small public school awarded 0 degrees to qualified associates’s social work students in 2020-2021.
Eastern Iowa Community College District 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. Eastern Iowa Community College District is a medium-sized public school situated in Davenport, Iowa. It awarded 0 associates’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Eastern Iowa Community College District Social Work Report
Kirkwood Community College ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Plains States Region list. Kirkwood Community College is located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s social work degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Social Work at Kirkwood Community College
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. Located in Alexandria, Minnesota, this small public school awarded 0 degrees to qualified associates’s social work students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% 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%.
Central Lakes College - Brainerd landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Central Lakes College is a small public school situated in Brainerd, Minnesota. It awarded 0 associates’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
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