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 “Most Well Attended Social Work Major in Minnesota for a Bachelor’s” ranking.
With 57,401 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, social work is the 9th most popular major in the United States.
Across Minnesota, there were 2,143 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 621 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,071 and $28,140 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Social Work Major in Minnesota for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 17 colleges that offer a degree in social work. To top this list, a school must have a successful social work program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for minnesota bachelor’s degree social work students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Winona State University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Social Work Major in Minnesota for a Bachelor’s. Winona State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Winona, Minnesota. It awarded 81 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 17 schools in the Most Well Attended Social Work Major in Minnesota for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Minnesota State University - Mankato landed the #2 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Mankato, Minnesota, and it awarded 66 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Metropolitan State University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Social Work Major in Minnesota for a Bachelor’s. Metro State is a medium-sized school located in Saint Paul, Minnesota that handed out 61 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Social Work at Metropolitan State University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Saint Cloud State University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Social Work Major in Minnesota for a Bachelor’s. Saint Cloud State University is a public institution located in Saint Cloud, Minnesota. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 58 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.6% 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Minnesota State University - Moorhead. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Social Work Major in Minnesota for a Bachelor’s. This medium-sized school is located in Moorhead, Minnesota, and it awarded 57 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Minnesota State University - Moorhead Social Work Report
The College of Saint Scholastica came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Social Work Major in Minnesota for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Duluth, Minnesota, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 56 degrees to qualified bachelors’s social work students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Minnesota - Duluth ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended Social Work Major in Minnesota for a Bachelor’s list. Duluth, Minnesota is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s social work degrees to 44 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Walden University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Social Work Major in Minnesota for a Bachelor’s ranking. Minneapolis, Minnesota is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s social work degrees to 40 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #9, Bemidji State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Social Work Major in Minnesota for a Bachelor’s list. Bemidji State University is located in Bemidji, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 33 bachelors’s social work degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
St Catherine University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Well Attended Social Work Major in Minnesota for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 32 degrees to qualified bachelors’s social work students in 2020-2021.
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%.
Augsburg University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Social Work Major in Minnesota for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #11. Minneapolis, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s social work degrees to 23 students in 2020-2021.
Southwest Minnesota State University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Social Work Major in Minnesota for a Bachelor’s ranking. Marshall, Minnesota is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s social work degrees to 14 students in 2020-2021.
Full Southwest Minnesota State University Social Work Report
University of St Thomas Minnesota ranked #12 on this year’s Most Well Attended Social Work Major in Minnesota for a Bachelor’s list. Saint Paul, Minnesota is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s social work degrees to 14 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Bethel University Minnesota ranked #12 on this year’s Most Well Attended Social Work Major in Minnesota for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 14 degrees to qualified bachelors’s social work students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Social Work at Bethel University Minnesota
St Olaf College landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Social Work Major in Minnesota for a Bachelor’s ranking. St Olaf College is a small school located in Northfield, Minnesota that handed out 11 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
North Central University ranked #16 on this year’s Most Well Attended Social Work Major in Minnesota for a Bachelor’s list. North Central University is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 bachelors’s social work degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #17, Concordia College at Moorhead did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Social Work Major in Minnesota for a Bachelor’s list. Concordia College at Moorhead is located in Moorhead, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 bachelors’s social work degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Social Work at Concordia College Moorhead
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