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 has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Georgia” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
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 Georgia, there were 714 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 240 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,491 and $29,433 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Georgia” ranking analyzed 11 colleges that offered a degree in social work. That schools that top this list have a program in social work in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
The social work school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Georgia”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Georgia”.
Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Thomas University landed the #1 spot on the list. Thomas University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Thomasville, Georgia. It awarded 18 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Fort Valley State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Fort Valley State University is located in Fort Valley, Georgia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 20 bachelors’s social work degrees to qualified students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Dalton State College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Georgia. Dalton State College is a small public school situated in Dalton, Georgia. It awarded 22 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Savannah State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Georgia list. Savannah, Georgia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s social work degrees to 15 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clark Atlanta University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Georgia list. CAU is located in Atlanta, Georgia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 bachelors’s social work degrees to qualified students.
Albany State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Georgia ranking, coming in at #6. Albany State is a public institution located in Albany, Georgia. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Oglethorpe University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Georgia ranking. This small school is located in Atlanta, Georgia, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
Augusta University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Georgia ranking. Augusta University is located in Augusta, Georgia and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 22 bachelors’s social work degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% 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%.
Georgia State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Georgia ranking. Georgia State is a large public school situated in Atlanta, Georgia. It awarded 59 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Georgia came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Georgia ranking. Located in Athens, Georgia, this large public school awarded 49 degrees to qualified bachelors’s social work students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Middle Georgia State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Georgia ranking, coming in at #11. Middle Georgia State University is located in Macon, Georgia and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s social work degrees to qualified students.
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