by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 South Dakota” 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 South Dakota, there were 20 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Social Work Major in South Dakota” ranking looked at 4 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 Highly Focused on Social Work Major in South Dakota” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for south dakota social work students.
Out of the 4 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Social Work Major in South Dakota that were part of this year’s ranking, Oglala Lakota College landed the #1 spot on the list. Oglala Lakota College is a small school located in Kyle, South Dakota that handed out 13 ’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 4 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Social Work Major in South Dakota that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Sioux Falls landed the #2 spot on the list. Sioux Falls, South Dakota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s social work degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 4 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Social Work Major in South Dakota that were part of this year’s ranking, Presentation College landed the #3 spot on the list. Presentation College is located in Aberdeen, South Dakota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 ’s social work degrees to qualified students.
Out of the 4 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Social Work Major in South Dakota that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Dakota landed the #3 spot on the list. USD is a medium-sized public school situated in Vermillion, South Dakota. It awarded 0 ’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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