2021 Best Social Work Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Massachusetts
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Finding the Best Social Work Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Social Work is the #51 most popular major in Massachusetts with 308 bachelor's degrees awarded in <nil>. This means that 1.4% 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 Massachusetts ranking, we looked at 5 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 Massachusetts
Check out the social work programs at these schools if you want to see which ones are the best for non-traditional students.
Best Social Work Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Westfield State University has taken the #1 spot in this year's social work ranking for non-traditional students. Located in the suburb of Westfield, Westfield is a public school with a small student population. Westfield did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Colleges for Social Work in Massachusetts list.
About 1.3% of Westfield students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 2,052 students take at least one class online at Westfield. 1,138 students are part time.
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Elms College landed the #2 spot in our 2021 best social work schools for non-traditional students. Located in the suburb of Chicopee, Elms College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Elms College has also earned the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for Social Work in Massachusetts ranking.
The student loan default rate at Elms College is lower than is typical, just 1.1% of students default in three years. Approximately 395 students take at least one class online at Elms College. There are roughly 394 part time students in attendance at Elms College.
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Salem State University landed the #3 spot in our 2021 best social work schools for non-traditional students. Located in the suburb of Salem, Salem State is a public college with a medium-sized student population. Salem State also took the #3 spot in our Best Colleges for Social Work in Massachusetts rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.4%. There are approximately 3,979 students at Salem State that take at least one class online. About 2,253 of the students at Salem State are attending part time.
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Bridgewater State University landed the #4 spot in our 2021 best social work schools for non-traditional students. Bridgewater State is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Bridgewater. Bridgewater State not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #1 on our Best Colleges for Social Work in Massachusetts list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.7%. There are approximately 3,579 students at Bridgewater State that take at least one class online. There are roughly 2,921 part time students in attendance at Bridgewater State.
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The #5 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Massachusetts - Boston. UMass Boston is a large public school located in the large city of Boston. UMass Boston also made our Best Colleges for Social Work in Massachusetts list, coming in at #6.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.0%. There are approximately 2,088 students at UMass Boston that take at least one class online. 4,332 students are part time.
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