2021 Best Social Work Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region
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Finding the Best Social Work Schools for Non-Traditional Students
For this year's Best Social Work Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region ranking, we looked at 50 colleges that offer a bachelor's in social work. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great social work programs and a strong support system for non-traditional students.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as affordability, and overall quality of the social work program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
One Size Does Not Fit All
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Social Work Schools for Non-Traditional Students list to help you make the college decision.
To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you.
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2021 Best Social Work Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Social Work Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.
Top 10 Best Social Work Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Aurora University has taken the #1 spot in this year's social work ranking for non-traditional students. Aurora is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Aurora. Aurora also made our Best Colleges for Social Work in the Great Lakes Region list, coming in at #9.
The student loan default rate at Aurora is lower than is typical, just 1.6% of students default in three years. 1,638 of Aurora students are exclusively distance learners. About 1,443 of the students at Aurora are attending part time.
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Spring Arbor University landed the #2 spot in our 2021 best social work schools for non-traditional students. Located in the suburb of Spring Arbor, Spring Arbor is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population. On top of its placing in our non-traditional rankings, Spring Arbor also did well on our Best Colleges for Social Work in the Great Lakes Region list. It's in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.
The student loan default rate at Spring Arbor is lower than is typical, just 1.1% of students default in three years. 1,245 of Spring Arbor students are exclusively distance learners. 451 of Spring Arbor students are attending part time.
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Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis earned the #3 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Indianapolis, IUPUI is a public school with a very large student population. IUPUI did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Colleges for Social Work in the Great Lakes Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.3%. There are approximately 11,579 students at IUPUI that take at least one class online. About 6,671 of the students at IUPUI are attending part time.
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The #4 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Wisconsin - Green Bay. UW - Green Bay is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Green Bay.
About 1.3% of UW - Green Bay students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 3,764 students at UW - Green Bay that take at least one class online. 4,662 of UW - Green Bay students are attending part time.
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The #5 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Wisconsin - Madison. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public college with a very large student population. UW - Madison also took the #2 spot in our Best Colleges for Social Work in the Great Lakes Region rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.2%. There are approximately 11,375 students at UW - Madison that take at least one class online. 4,683 of UW - Madison students are attending part time.
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Ohio State University - Main Campus comes in at #6 in this year's ranking. Located in the large city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public school with a fairly large student population. Ohio State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Colleges for Social Work in the Great Lakes Region list.
About 1.2% of Ohio State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 42,293 students at Ohio State that take at least one class online. There are roughly 8,459 part time students in attendance at Ohio State.
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Wayne State University landed the #7 spot in our 2021 best social work schools for non-traditional students. Wayne State is a very large public school located in the city of Detroit. Wayne State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our Best Colleges for Social Work in the Great Lakes Region list.
The student loan default rate at Wayne State is lower than is typical, just 1.5% of students default in three years. There are approximately 13,128 students at Wayne State that take at least one class online. 6,948 students are part time.
Full Social Work at Wayne State University Report
Our rankings recognize University of Wisconsin - Superior as the #8 school in this year's rankings. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Superior, UW - Superior is a public school with a small student population.
About 0.7% of UW - Superior students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 1,180 of UW - Superior students are exclusively distance learners. 897 students are part time.
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Michigan State University landed the #9 spot in our 2021 best social work schools for non-traditional students. Michigan State is a very large public school located in the small city of East Lansing. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Michigan State, the school also landed the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for Social Work in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. There are approximately 33,526 students at Michigan State that take at least one class online. There are roughly 6,517 part time students in attendance at Michigan State.
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University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh earned the #10 spot in our 2021 rankings. UW Oshkosh is a large public school located in the small city of Oshkosh.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.8%. There are approximately 3,860 students at UW Oshkosh that take at least one class online. There are roughly 6,611 part time students in attendance at UW Oshkosh.
Full Social Work at University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh Report
