2023 Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Work in the Plains States Region
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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 the Plains States Region for a Master’s” 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 the Plains States region, there were 4,748 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 2,571 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,401 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Social Work Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 30 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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Most Well Attended Social Work Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region master’s degree social work students.
Top 25 Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Work in the Plains States Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Walden University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Social Work Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s list. Walden University is a large school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota that handed out 856 masters’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% 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%.
Read more about Social Work at Walden University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Washington University in St Louis. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Social Work Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s. Washington University in St Louis is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 262 masters’s social work degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kansas. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Social Work Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s list. Lawrence, Kansas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s social work degrees to 164 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%.
Read more about Social Work at University of Kansas
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of St Thomas Minnesota. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Social Work Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s list. Located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 115 diplomas to qualified masters’s social work 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.
Read full report on Social Work at UST MN
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Social Work Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s. UMN Twin Cities is a public institution located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The school has a large population, and it awarded 114 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%.
Read more about Social Work at UMN Twin Cities
With a ranking of #6, University of Nebraska at Omaha did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Social Work Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s list. University of Nebraska at Omaha is a fairly large public school situated in Omaha, Nebraska. It awarded 100 masters’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Nebraska at Omaha Social Work Report
University of Iowa came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Social Work Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s ranking. Located in Iowa City, Iowa, this large public school handed out 86 diplomas to qualified masters’s social work students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Social Work at University of Iowa
With a ranking of #8, Augsburg University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Social Work Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s list. Augsburg University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It awarded 79 masters’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Social Work at Augsburg University
University of North Dakota did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Social Work Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #9. This fairly large school is located in Grand Forks, North Dakota, and it awarded 74 masters’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Social Work at UND
With a ranking of #10, Saint Louis University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Social Work Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s list. Saint Louis University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Louis, Missouri. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 70 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
Read more about Social Work at Saint Louis University
With a ranking of #11, Wichita State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Social Work Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s list. This fairly large school is located in Wichita, Kansas, and it awarded 69 masters’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Wichita State University Social Work Report
Missouri State University - Springfield ranked #12 on this year’s Most Well Attended Social Work Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Springfield, Missouri, and it awarded 64 masters’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.9% 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%.
Read more about Social Work at Missouri State University - Springfield
University of Missouri - St Louis came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Social Work Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s ranking. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, this fairly large public school handed out 57 degrees to qualified masters’s social work students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Social Work at University of Missouri - St Louis
With a ranking of #14, Saint Ambrose University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Social Work Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s list. Saint Ambrose University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Davenport, Iowa. The school has a small population, and it awarded 47 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Social Work at Saint Ambrose University
University of Missouri - Kansas City did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Social Work Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #15. Located in Kansas City, Missouri, this fairly large public school handed out 40 diplomas to qualified masters’s social work students 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%.
Read full report on Social Work at UMKC
Washburn University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Social Work Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s ranking. Washburn University is a public institution located in Topeka, Kansas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 39 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Social Work at Washburn University
The College of Saint Scholastica ranked #17 on this year’s Most Well Attended Social Work Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s list. St. Scholastica is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Duluth, Minnesota. It awarded 37 masters’s social work degrees 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%.
Read full report on Social Work at The College of Saint Scholastica
With a ranking of #18, University of Minnesota - Duluth did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Social Work Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s list. University of Minnesota - Duluth is a medium-sized public school situated in Duluth, Minnesota. It awarded 36 masters’s social work degrees 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%.
Read more about Social Work at UMN Duluth
Saint Cloud State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Social Work Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #18. Saint Cloud State University is a fairly large school located in Saint Cloud, Minnesota that handed out 36 masters’s social work 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%.
Full St. Cloud State University Social Work Report
University of Northern Iowa ranked #20 on this year’s Most Well Attended Social Work Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s list. Cedar Falls, Iowa is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s social work degrees to 35 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full UNI Social Work Report
St Catherine University ranked #21 on this year’s Most Well Attended Social Work Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s list. This small school is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and it awarded 34 masters’s social work degrees 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%.
Read more about Social Work at St. Kate’s
With a ranking of #22, Newman University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Social Work Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s list. Newman University is located in Wichita, Kansas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 33 masters’s social work degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Newman University Social Work Report
With a ranking of #23, Park University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Social Work Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s list. This medium-sized school is located in Parkville, Missouri, and it awarded 28 masters’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Social Work at Park University
Minnesota State University - Mankato landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Social Work Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s ranking. Minnesota State Mankato is a fairly large public school situated in Mankato, Minnesota. It awarded 28 masters’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% 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%.
Read full report on Social Work at Minnesota State University - Mankato
Fort Hays State University came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Social Work Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s ranking. Fort Hays State University is a fairly large school located in Hays, Kansas that handed out 26 masters’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Fort Hays State University Social Work Report
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