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 “Most Well Attended Social Work Major in Georgia for a Doctorate” 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 Georgia, there were 714 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 7 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $69,023 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Social Work Major in Georgia for a Doctorate” ranking, we looked at 2 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.
See our ranking methodology to learn more.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Well Attended Social Work Major in Georgia for a Doctorate” 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 georgia doctor’s degree social work students.
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Well Attended Social Work Major in Georgia for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Clark Atlanta University landed the #1 spot on the list. CAU is located in Atlanta, Georgia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 doctorate’s social work degrees to qualified students.
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Well Attended Social Work Major in Georgia for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Georgia landed the #2 spot on the list. UGA is a public institution located in Athens, Georgia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, 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 94%.
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