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. 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 Illinois for a Doctorate” 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 Illinois, there were 2,719 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 27 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $81,698 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Social Work Major in Illinois for a Doctorate” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in social work. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in social work.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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 Illinois for a Doctorate” 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 Illinois for a Doctorate”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Aurora University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Social Work Major in Illinois for a Doctorate list. Aurora University is located in Aurora, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 doctorate’s social work degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, 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 University of Chicago. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Social Work Major in Illinois for a Doctorate. University of Chicago is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 100%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.0% 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Loyola University Chicago. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Social Work Major in Illinois for a Doctorate. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s social work students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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 5 schools in the Most Well Attended Social Work Major in Illinois for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Champaign, Illinois, this large public school handed out 3 degrees to qualified doctorate’s social work students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Social Work Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Chicago. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Social Work Major in Illinois for a Doctorate list. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this large public school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s social work students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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