by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Well Attended Social Work Major in Kansas for a Bachelor’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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 Kansas, there were 630 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 273 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,562 and $28,681 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Social Work Major in Kansas for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a degree in social work. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular social work programs in the United States.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Most Well Attended Social Work Major in Kansas for a Bachelor’s” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Social Work Major in Kansas for a Bachelor’s”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wichita State University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Social Work Major in Kansas for a Bachelor’s. Wichita State University is located in Wichita, Kansas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 58 bachelors’s social work degrees to qualified students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Kansas. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Social Work Major in Kansas for a Bachelor’s. Lawrence, Kansas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s social work degrees to 54 students in 2020-2021.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kansas State University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Social Work Major in Kansas for a Bachelor’s. This large school is located in Manhattan, Kansas, and it awarded 50 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, 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 87%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washburn University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Social Work Major in Kansas for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Topeka, Kansas, this medium-sized public school handed out 32 degrees to qualified bachelors’s social work students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Fort Hays State University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Social Work Major in Kansas for a Bachelor’s. Located in Hays, Kansas, this fairly large public school awarded 28 degrees to qualified bachelors’s social work students in 2020-2021.
Pittsburg State University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended Social Work Major in Kansas for a Bachelor’s list. Pitt State is a public institution located in Pittsburg, Kansas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 25 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #7, Bethel College - North Newton did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Social Work Major in Kansas for a Bachelor’s list. North Newton, Kansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s social work degrees to 14 students in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read full report on Social Work at Bethel College - North Newton
Newman University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Social Work Major in Kansas for a Bachelor’s ranking. Newman University is a small school located in Wichita, Kansas that handed out 7 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Tabor College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Social Work Major in Kansas for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #9. Tabor is a small school located in Hillsboro, Kansas that handed out 4 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
Kansas Wesleyan University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Well Attended Social Work Major in Kansas for a Bachelor’s list. This small school is located in Salina, Kansas, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
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