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2021 Best Social Work Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Michigan

12 Colleges
977 Bachelor's Degrees
$26,180 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Social Work Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best Social Work Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in MichiganIn <nil>, 977 bachelor's degrees were awarded to social work students who went to a Michigan college or university. This makes it the #15 most popular major in the state. This means that 4.5% of the degrees earned in the country were from a school in the state.

For this year's Best Social Work Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Michigan ranking, we looked at 12 colleges that offer a bachelor's in social work. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality social work programs as well as strong support for students classified as non-traditional.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the social work program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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2021 Best Social Work Schools for Non-Traditional Students in Michigan

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Top 10 Best Social Work Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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Spring Arbor University
Spring Arbor, MI

Spring Arbor University tops the 2021 list of our schools in Michigan that are best for non-traditional social work students. Located in the suburb of Spring Arbor, Spring Arbor is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Spring Arbor, the school also landed the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for Social Work in Michigan ranking.

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. About 451 of the students at Spring Arbor are attending part time.

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Wayne State University comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. Wayne State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Detroit. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Wayne State, the school also landed the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for Social Work in Michigan ranking.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.5%. Approximately 13,128 students take at least one class online at Wayne State. 6,948 students are part time.

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Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI

The #3 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Michigan State University. Michigan State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of East Lansing. Michigan State also took the #1 spot in our Best Colleges for Social Work in Michigan rankings.

About 0.8% of Michigan State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 33,526 students at Michigan State that take at least one class online. 6,517 of Michigan State students are attending part time.

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Ferris State University
Big Rapids, MI

Our rankings recognize Ferris State University as the #4 school in this year's rankings. Ferris is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Big Rapids. Ferris also took the #7 spot in our Best Colleges for Social Work in Michigan rankings.

About 1.6% of Ferris students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 2,983 students at Ferris that take at least one class online. There are roughly 3,072 part time students in attendance at Ferris.

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The #5 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Western Michigan University. WMU is a large public school located in the city of Kalamazoo. WMU not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #5 on our Best Colleges for Social Work in Michigan list.

About 2.0% of WMU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 10,416 students at WMU that take at least one class online. There are roughly 5,241 part time students in attendance at WMU.

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Saginaw Valley State University
University Center, MI

The #6 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Saginaw Valley State University. Located in the medium-sized suburb of University Center, Saginaw Valley State University is a public college with a medium-sized student population. Saginaw Valley State University also took the #9 spot in our Best Colleges for Social Work in Michigan rankings.

About 1.7% of Saginaw Valley State University students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 3,022 students take at least one class online at Saginaw Valley State University. There are roughly 1,582 part time students in attendance at Saginaw Valley State University.

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Eastern Michigan University comes in at #7 in this year's ranking. Eastern Michigan is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Ypsilanti.

The student loan default rate at Eastern Michigan is lower than is typical, just 2.3% of students default in three years. Approximately 8,247 students take at least one class online at Eastern Michigan. There are roughly 5,430 part time students in attendance at Eastern Michigan.

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Central Michigan University
Mount Pleasant, MI

Central Michigan University landed the #8 spot in our 2021 best social work schools for non-traditional students. Central Michigan is a large public school located in the distant town of Mount Pleasant. Central Michigan not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #6 on our Best Colleges for Social Work in Michigan list.

The student loan default rate at Central Michigan is lower than is typical, just 1.2% of students default in three years. Approximately 3,727 students take at least one class online at Central Michigan. About 3,991 of the students at Central Michigan are attending part time.

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Grand Valley State University landed the #9 spot in our 2021 best social work schools for non-traditional students. Located in the suburb of Allendale, GVSU is a public school with a very large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at GVSU, the school also landed the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for Social Work in Michigan ranking.

About 0.9% of GVSU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 9,026 students take at least one class online at GVSU. About 3,880 of the students at GVSU are attending part time.

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Oakland University
Rochester Hills, MI

Our rankings recognize Oakland University as the #10 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large suburb of Rochester Hills, Oakland is a public college with a large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Oakland, the school also landed the #8 rank in our Best Colleges for Social Work in Michigan ranking.

About 1.2% of Oakland students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 8,601 students take at least one class online at Oakland. 4,372 students are part time.

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Best for Non-Traditional Students Social Work Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Social Work Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Ohio 1,135
Illinois 825
Indiana 909
Wisconsin 593

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