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2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southeast Region

154 Ranked Colleges
5,738 Degrees Awarded
$29,294 Avg Salary
Schools for a Bachelor's Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southeast Region

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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 the Southeast region, there were 12,549 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,224 and $29,189 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 5,738 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,436 and $23,790 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 154 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in social work. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in social work.

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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southeast Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree social work students.

Top 25 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Social Work in the Southeast Region

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Brescia University
Owensboro, Kentucky

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brescia University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southeast Region list. Brescia University is located in Owensboro, Kentucky and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 44 bachelors’s social work degrees to qualified students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Social Work at Brescia University

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Huntsville Bible College
Huntsville, Alabama

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Huntsville Bible College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southeast Region. Located in Huntsville, Alabama, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s social work students in 2021-2022.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read full report on Social Work at Huntsville Bible College

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Limestone College
Gaffney, South Carolina

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Limestone College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southeast Region list. Limestone College is located in Gaffney, South Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 65 bachelors’s social work degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% 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 Limestone College Social Work Report

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Warren Wilson College
Swannanoa, North Carolina

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Warren Wilson College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southeast Region list. Swannanoa, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s social work degrees to 10 students in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. 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.

Full Warren Wilson Social Work Report

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Bennett College
Greensboro, North Carolina

Out of the 154 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Bennett College landed the #5 spot on the list. This small school is located in Greensboro, North Carolina, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2021-2022.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read full report on Social Work at Bennett College

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Livingstone College
Salisbury, North Carolina

Livingstone College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Salisbury, North Carolina, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2021-2022.

Read more about Social Work at Livingstone College

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Johnson C Smith University
Charlotte, North Carolina

With a ranking of #7, Johnson C Smith University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southeast Region list. Charlotte, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s social work degrees to 12 students in 2021-2022.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Full Johnson C Smith University Social Work Report

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Barton College
Wilson, North Carolina

Barton College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #8. Located in Wilson, North Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 17 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s social work students in 2021-2022.

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%.

Read full report on Social Work at Barton College

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Mars Hill University
Mars Hill, North Carolina

Mars Hill University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Mars Hill, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s social work degrees to 21 students in 2021-2022.

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. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% 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 Mars Hill

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Kentucky Christian University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #10. Kentucky Christian University is a small school located in Grayson, Kentucky that handed out 5 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2021-2022.

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%.

Full Kentucky Christian University Social Work Report

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Elizabeth City State University
Elizabeth City, North Carolina

Elizabeth City State University ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, this small public school handed out 21 degrees to qualified bachelors’s social work students in 2021-2022.

Full ECSU Social Work Report

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With a ranking of #12, Southern University at New Orleans did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southeast Region list. SUNO is a public institution located in New Orleans, Louisiana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 27 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Southern University at New Orleans Social Work Report

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With a ranking of #13, Mississippi Valley State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southeast Region list. Mississippi Valley State University is a small public school situated in Itta Bena, Mississippi. It awarded 23 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2021-2022.

Read more about Social Work at Mississippi Valley State University

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Le Moyne - Owen College
Memphis, Tennessee

Le Moyne - Owen College landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Le Moyne - Owen College is located in Memphis, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s social work degrees to qualified students.

Full Le Moyne - Owen College Social Work Report

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Miles College
Fairfield, Alabama

With a ranking of #15, Miles College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southeast Region list. Miles College is a small school located in Fairfield, Alabama that handed out 19 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Social Work at Miles College

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Concord University
Athens, West Virginia

Concord University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Concord University is a small school located in Athens, West Virginia that handed out 24 bachelors’s social work degrees 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%.

Read more about Social Work at Concord University

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Shaw University
Raleigh, North Carolina

Shaw University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Raleigh, North Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 18 degrees to qualified bachelors’s social work students in 2021-2022.

Read more about Social Work at Shaw University

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West Virginia State University
Institute, West Virginia

West Virginia State University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southeast Region ranking. WVSU is a small school located in Institute, West Virginia that handed out 18 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full West Virginia State University Social Work Report

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Mary Baldwin University
Staunton, Virginia

With a ranking of #19, Mary Baldwin University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southeast Region list. Mary Baldwin is a small school located in Staunton, Virginia that handed out 33 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% 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 full report on Social Work at Mary Baldwin

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Bethany College West Virginia
Bethany, West Virginia

Bethany College West Virginia came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Bethany College West Virginia is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bethany, West Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s 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%.

Read more about Social Work at Bethany College West Virginia

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Rust College
Holly Springs, Mississippi

Rust College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #21. Rust College is a small school located in Holly Springs, Mississippi that handed out 6 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2021-2022.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Full Rust College Social Work Report

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Dillard University
New Orleans, Louisiana

With a ranking of #22, Dillard University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southeast Region list. Dillard University is located in New Orleans, Louisiana and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s social work degrees to qualified students.

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%.

Read full report on Social Work at Dillard University

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Florida Memorial University
Miami Gardens, Florida

Florida Memorial University came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Miami Gardens, Florida, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 18 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s social work students in 2021-2022.

Full Florida Memorial University Social Work Report

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Philander Smith College
Little Rock, Arkansas

Philander Smith College came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Philander Smith College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Little Rock, Arkansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.

Full Philander Smith Social Work Report

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Norfolk State University
Norfolk, Virginia

Norfolk State University ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southeast Region list. Norfolk State is a medium-sized school located in Norfolk, Virginia that handed out 57 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2021-2022.

Full Norfolk State Social Work Report

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