2021 Best Social Work Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Pennsylvania
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790
Bachelor's Degrees
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Finding the Best Social Work Schools for Non-Traditional Students
In <nil>, 790 bachelor's degrees were awarded to social work students who went to a Pennsylvania college or university. This makes it the #33 most popular major in the state. This means that colleges and universities in the state were responsible for awarding 3.7% of all the social work bachelor's degrees in the country.
This year's Best Social Work Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Pennsylvania ranking analyzed 16 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in social work. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent social work programs, but they also offer a lot of support to non-traditional students.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the social work program at the school, affordability, and presence of non-traditional students. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
More Ways to Rank Social Work Schools
The social work school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Social Work Schools for Non-Traditional Students.
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2021 Best Social Work Schools for Non-Traditional Students in Pennsylvania
The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying social work.
Top 10 Best Social Work Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Millersville University of Pennsylvania tops the 2021 list of our schools in Pennsylvania that are best for non-traditional social work students. Millersville is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Millersville. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Millersville has also earned the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for Social Work in Pennsylvania ranking.
The student loan default rate at Millersville is lower than is typical, just 1.4% of students default in three years. Approximately 2,500 students take at least one class online at Millersville. 2,073 students are part time.
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West Chester University of Pennsylvania landed the #2 spot in our 2021 best social work schools for non-traditional students. Located in the large suburb of West Chester, WCUPA is a public college with a large student population. WCUPA also made our Best Colleges for Social Work in Pennsylvania list, coming in at #3.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.2%. There are approximately 4,464 students at WCUPA that take at least one class online. 3,854 of WCUPA students are attending part time.
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Our rankings recognize Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania as the #3 school in this year's rankings. Located in the fringe town of Shippensburg, Ship is a public school with a moderately-sized student population. Ship not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #5 on our Best Colleges for Social Work in Pennsylvania list.
The student loan default rate at Ship is lower than is typical, just 1.9% of students default in three years. 390 of Ship students are exclusively distance learners. About 1,063 of the students at Ship are attending part time.
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Cedar Crest College landed the #4 spot in our 2021 best social work schools for non-traditional students. Cedar Crest is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Allentown. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Cedar Crest has also earned the #9 rank in our Best Colleges for Social Work in Pennsylvania ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.5%. Approximately 622 students take at least one class online at Cedar Crest. There are roughly 514 part time students in attendance at Cedar Crest.
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The #5 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Eastern University. EU is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Davids.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.3%. 2,567 of EU students are exclusively distance learners. About 2,445 of the students at EU are attending part time.
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Temple University comes in at #6 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public college with a very large student population. Temple also made our Best Colleges for Social Work in Pennsylvania list, coming in at #2.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.3%. Approximately 20,264 students take at least one class online at Temple. There are roughly 4,634 part time students in attendance at Temple.
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The #7 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. Pitt is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Pittsburgh. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Pitt, the school also landed the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for Social Work in Pennsylvania ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.3%. Approximately 5,643 students take at least one class online at Pitt. 6,672 of Pitt students are attending part time.
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Kutztown University of Pennsylvania landed the #8 spot in our 2021 best social work schools for non-traditional students. Kutztown University is a medium-sized public school located in the fringe town of Kutztown. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Kutztown University has also earned the #6 rank in our Best Colleges for Social Work in Pennsylvania ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.8%. There are approximately 2,703 students at Kutztown University that take at least one class online. About 1,325 of the students at Kutztown University are attending part time.
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The #9 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania. Located in the small city of Bloomsburg, Bloomsburg is a public school with a moderately-sized student population. Bloomsburg also made our Best Colleges for Social Work in Pennsylvania list, coming in at #7.
The student loan default rate at Bloomsburg is lower than is typical, just 2.5% of students default in three years. Approximately 3,407 students take at least one class online at Bloomsburg. 1,056 students are part time.
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Edinboro University of Pennsylvania landed the #10 spot in our 2021 best social work schools for non-traditional students. Edinboro is a small public school located in the fringe town of Edinboro.
The student loan default rate at Edinboro is lower than is typical, just 0.0% of students default in three years. Approximately 1,171 students take at least one class online at Edinboro. There are roughly 930 part time students in attendance at Edinboro.
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