by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Louisiana” ranking.
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 Louisiana, there were 859 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 574 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,232 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Louisiana” ranking, we looked at 5 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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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Louisiana”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern University at New Orleans. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Louisiana list. SUNO is a small public school situated in New Orleans, Louisiana. It awarded 64 masters’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Louisiana College landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Pineville, Louisiana, and it awarded 17 masters’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Louisiana. This large school is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and it awarded 327 masters’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tulane University of Louisiana. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Louisiana. Tulane University of Louisiana is located in New Orleans, Louisiana and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 146 masters’s social work degrees to qualified students.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Grambling State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Louisiana list. GSU is located in Grambling, Louisiana and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 20 masters’s social work degrees to qualified students.
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