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2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southeast Region

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Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southeast Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southeast Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

With 57,401 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, social work is the 9th most popular major in the United States.

Across the Southeast region, there were 11,414 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 5,381 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,213 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 75 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.

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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southeast Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree social work students.

Top 25 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Work in the Southeast Region

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Brescia University
Owensboro, Kentucky

Out of the 75 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Brescia University landed the #1 spot on the list. Owensboro, Kentucky is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s social work degrees to 41 students in 2020-2021.

Full Brescia University Social Work Report

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Southern University at New Orleans
New Orleans, Louisiana

Out of the 75 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern University at New Orleans landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in New Orleans, Louisiana, this small public school awarded 64 diplomas to qualified masters’s social work students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Social Work at Southern University at New Orleans

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Johnson C Smith University
Charlotte, North Carolina

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Johnson C Smith University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southeast Region list. JCSU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Charlotte, North Carolina. It awarded 40 masters’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Social Work at JCSU

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Concord University
Athens, West Virginia

Out of the 75 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Concord University landed the #4 spot on the list. Concord University is a small public school situated in Athens, West Virginia. It awarded 53 masters’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Social Work at Concord University

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Alabama A & M University
Normal, Alabama

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Alabama A & M University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southeast Region. AAMU is a medium-sized public school situated in Normal, Alabama. It awarded 84 masters’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Social Work at Alabama A & M University

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Union University
Jackson, Tennessee

Union University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Jackson, Tennessee, and it awarded 78 masters’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Union Social Work Report

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Louisiana College
Pineville, Louisiana

Louisiana College ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southeast Region list. Pineville, Louisiana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s social work degrees to 17 students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Social Work at Louisiana College

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Clark Atlanta University
Atlanta, Georgia

Clark Atlanta University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southeast Region ranking. CAU is a small school located in Atlanta, Georgia that handed out 49 masters’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Social Work at CAU

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Barry University
Miami, Florida

With a ranking of #9, Barry University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southeast Region list. Miami, Florida is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s social work degrees to 111 students in 2020-2021.

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Campbellsville University
Campbellsville, Kentucky

Campbellsville University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #10. Campbellsville University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Campbellsville, Kentucky. It awarded 197 masters’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Social Work at Campbellsville University

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Southern Adventist University
Collegedale, Tennessee

Southern Adventist University ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southeast Region list. Collegedale, Tennessee is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s social work degrees to 40 students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% 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%.

Read full report on Social Work at Southern Adventist

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Norfolk State University
Norfolk, Virginia

Norfolk State University ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southeast Region list. Norfolk State University is located in Norfolk, Virginia and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 45 masters’s social work degrees to qualified students.

Read more about Social Work at Norfolk State

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Spalding University
Louisville, Kentucky

Spalding University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Louisville, Kentucky is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s social work degrees to 33 students in 2020-2021.

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%.

Full Spalding Social Work Report

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Jackson State University
Jackson, Mississippi

Jackson State University landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Jackson, Mississippi is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s social work degrees to 77 students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Social Work at Jackson State

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Savannah State University
Savannah, Georgia

Savannah State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #15. Savannah, Georgia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s social work degrees to 30 students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Social Work at Savannah State University

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Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, this large public school handed out 327 degrees to qualified masters’s social work students in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. 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%.

Read more about Social Work at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

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Troy University
Troy, Alabama

Troy University landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Troy, Alabama, this fairly large public school awarded 169 degrees to qualified masters’s social work students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Social Work at TROY

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Winthrop University
Rock Hill, South Carolina

Winthrop University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #18. This medium-sized school is located in Rock Hill, South Carolina, and it awarded 56 masters’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Winthrop University Social Work Report

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North Carolina Central University
Durham, North Carolina

North Carolina Central University ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southeast Region list. North Carolina Central University is a public institution located in Durham, North Carolina. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 64 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Social Work at North Carolina Central University

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University of Louisville
Louisville, Kentucky

University of Louisville ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southeast Region list. University of Louisville is a large public school situated in Louisville, Kentucky. It awarded 195 masters’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Social Work at UofL

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The University of Tennessee - Knoxville landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southeast Region ranking. UT Knoxville is a large public school situated in Knoxville, Tennessee. It awarded 243 masters’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full UT Knoxville Social Work Report

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With a ranking of #22, University of North Carolina at Pembroke did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southeast Region list. Pembroke, North Carolina is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s social work degrees to 57 students in 2020-2021.

Full University of North Carolina at Pembroke Social Work Report

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Tulane University of Louisiana
New Orleans, Louisiana

Tulane University of Louisiana did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #23. Tulane is a fairly large school located in New Orleans, Louisiana that handed out 146 masters’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. 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 full report on Social Work at Tulane

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Saint Leo University
Saint Leo, Florida

Saint Leo University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Saint Leo, Florida is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s social work degrees to 92 students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Social Work at Saint Leo University

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Fayetteville State University
Fayetteville, North Carolina

With a ranking of #25, Fayetteville State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southeast Region list. Fayetteville State University is located in Fayetteville, North Carolina and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 37 masters’s social work degrees to qualified students.

Read more about Social Work at Fayetteville State University

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