by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended Social Work Major in Minnesota for a Master’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
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 Minnesota, there were 2,143 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 1,354 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,734 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Social Work Major in Minnesota for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 11 colleges that offered 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 following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Social Work Major in Minnesota for a Master’s”.
Out of the 11 schools in the Most Well Attended Social Work Major in Minnesota for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Walden University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this large private for-profit school handed out 856 diplomas to qualified masters’s social work students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of St Thomas Minnesota. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Social Work Major in Minnesota for a Master’s list. Saint Paul, Minnesota is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s social work degrees to 115 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Social Work Major in Minnesota for a Master’s. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this large public school handed out 114 degrees to qualified masters’s social work students 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%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Augsburg University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Social Work Major in Minnesota for a Master’s. Augsburg is a small school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota that handed out 79 masters’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The College of Saint Scholastica. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Social Work Major in Minnesota for a Master’s list. This small school is located in Duluth, Minnesota, and it awarded 37 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%.
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University of Minnesota - Duluth ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended Social Work Major in Minnesota for a Master’s list. UMN 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%.
With a ranking of #6, Saint Cloud State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Social Work Major in Minnesota for a Master’s list. Saint Cloud, Minnesota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s social work degrees to 36 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%.
St Catherine University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Social Work Major in Minnesota for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #8. St Catherine University is a small school located in Saint Paul, Minnesota that handed out 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%.
Minnesota State University - Mankato came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Social Work Major in Minnesota for a Master’s ranking. Mankato, Minnesota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s social work degrees to 28 students 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%.
Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Social Work Major in Minnesota for a Master’s ranking. Located in Winona, Minnesota, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 19 diplomas to qualified masters’s social work students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Bethel University Minnesota landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Social Work Major in Minnesota for a Master’s ranking. Bethel University Minnesota is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Paul, Minnesota. It awarded 14 masters’s social work degrees 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 low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% 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%.
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