by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Kentucky” 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 Kentucky, there were 1,510 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Kentucky” ranking analyzed 14 colleges that offered a degree in social work. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in social work.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for kentucky social work students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brescia University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Kentucky list. Brescia University is a small school located in Owensboro, Kentucky that handed out 91 ’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, Kentucky Christian University landed the #2 spot on the list. Grayson, Kentucky is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s social work degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, Campbellsville University landed the #3 spot on the list. Campbellsville University is located in Campbellsville, Kentucky and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 255 ’s social work degrees to qualified students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Spalding University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Kentucky. Spalding University is a small school located in Louisville, Kentucky that handed out 44 ’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Louisville. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Kentucky list. University of Louisville is a public institution located in Louisville, Kentucky. The school has a large population, and it awarded 261 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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%.
Asbury University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Kentucky ranking. Asbury University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Wilmore, Kentucky. The school has a small population, and it awarded 18 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Northern Kentucky University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Kentucky ranking. This fairly large school is located in Highland Heights, Kentucky, and it awarded 145 ’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
Western Kentucky University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Kentucky list. WKU is located in Bowling Green, Kentucky and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 175 ’s social work degrees to qualified students.
Morehead State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Kentucky ranking, coming in at #9. This medium-sized school is located in Morehead, Kentucky, and it awarded 52 ’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
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University of Kentucky came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Kentucky ranking. Located in Lexington, Kentucky, this large public school handed out 346 diplomas to qualified ’s social work students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Kentucky State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Kentucky ranking, coming in at #11. Frankfort, Kentucky is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s social work degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
Murray State University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Kentucky ranking. Murray State is a medium-sized public school situated in Murray, Kentucky. It awarded 53 ’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
Eastern Kentucky University ranked #13 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Kentucky list. This fairly large school is located in Richmond, Kentucky, and it awarded 53 ’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Pikeville landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Kentucky ranking. Pikeville, Kentucky is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s social work degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
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