by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Minnesota” ranking.
In 2021-2022, 58,923 people earned their degree in social work, making the major the 13th most popular in the United States. In , social work graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $37,585 and had an average of $29,565 in loans still to pay off.
Across Minnesota, there were 2,356 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $45,602 and $36,226 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 44 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,581 and $15,998 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Minnesota” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in social work. That schools that top this list have a program in social work in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for minnesota associate degree social work students.
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, South Central College landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in North Mankato, Minnesota, this small public school handed out 12 diplomas to qualified associates’s social work students in 2021-2022.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rochester Community and Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Minnesota list. Rochester Community and Technical College is a small school located in Rochester, Minnesota that handed out 12 associates’s social work degrees in 2021-2022.
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%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Inver Hills Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Minnesota list. IHCC is a public institution located in Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, 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 Minnesota State College Southeast. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Minnesota. Located in Winona, Minnesota, this small public school awarded 3 degrees to qualified associates’s social work students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Minneapolis Community and Technical College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Minnesota. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this medium-sized public school awarded 9 diplomas to qualified associates’s social work students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Central Lakes College - Brainerd ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Minnesota list. Located in Brainerd, Minnesota, this small public school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified associates’s social work students in 2021-2022.
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%.
With a ranking of #6, Alexandria Technical & Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Minnesota list. Alexandria Technical & Community College is a small school located in Alexandria, Minnesota that handed out 2 associates’s social work degrees in 2021-2022.
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%.
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