by our College Data Analytics Team
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 North Carolina” 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 North Carolina, there were 1,757 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 823 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,453 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in North Carolina” ranking looked at 13 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in North Carolina” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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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 North Carolina”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Johnson C Smith University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in North Carolina. Charlotte, North Carolina 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.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Carolina Central University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in North Carolina. North Carolina Central University is located in Durham, North Carolina and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 64 masters’s social work degrees to qualified students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Carolina at Pembroke. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in North Carolina. 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.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fayetteville State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in North Carolina list. Fayetteville State University is a medium-sized school located in Fayetteville, North Carolina that handed out 37 masters’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western Carolina University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in North Carolina. This fairly large school is located in Cullowhee, North Carolina, and it awarded 54 masters’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in North Carolina list. UNC Chapel Hill is a large public school situated in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. It awarded 133 masters’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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%.
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University of North Carolina at Wilmington ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in North Carolina list. This fairly large school is located in Wilmington, North Carolina, and it awarded 67 masters’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
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North Carolina State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in North Carolina ranking, coming in at #8. NC State is a large school located in Raleigh, North Carolina that handed out 114 masters’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
University of North Carolina at Charlotte landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in North Carolina ranking. This large school is located in Charlotte, North Carolina, and it awarded 91 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
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North Carolina A & T State University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in North Carolina ranking. North Carolina A & T State University is a fairly large public school situated in Greensboro, North Carolina. It awarded 26 masters’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
Appalachian State University ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in North Carolina list. Appalachian State is a public institution located in Boone, North Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 53 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
East Carolina University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in North Carolina ranking. This large school is located in Greenville, North Carolina, and it awarded 54 masters’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #13, University of North Carolina at Greensboro did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in North Carolina list. UNC Greensboro is a fairly large school located in Greensboro, North Carolina that handed out 33 masters’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
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