2021 Best Social Work Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Tennessee
9Colleges
560Bachelor's Degrees
$26,109Avg Cost*
Finding the Best Social Work Schools for Non-Traditional Students
In <nil>, 560 bachelor's degrees were awarded to social work students who went to a Tennessee college or university. This makes it the #19 most popular major in the state. This means that 2.6% 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 Tennessee ranking, we looked at 9 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 Tennessee
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Best Social Work Schools for Non-Traditional Students
The University of Tennessee - Knoxville tops the 2021 list of our schools in Tennessee that are best for non-traditional social work students. Located in the medium-sized city of Knoxville, UT Knoxville is a public school with a very large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Knoxville, the school also landed the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for Social Work in Tennessee ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.1%. There are approximately 12,626 students at UT Knoxville that take at least one class online. There are roughly 3,889 part time students in attendance at UT Knoxville.
Union University landed the #2 spot in our 2021 best social work schools for non-traditional students. Located in the small city of Jackson, Union is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. Union did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Colleges for Social Work in Tennessee list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.1%. There are approximately 690 students at Union that take at least one class online. 770 of Union students are attending part time.
East Tennessee State University landed the #3 spot in our 2021 best social work schools for non-traditional students. ETSU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Johnson City. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, ETSU has also earned the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for Social Work in Tennessee ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.5%. There are approximately 5,872 students at ETSU that take at least one class online. 3,024 of ETSU students are attending part time.
Austin Peay State University comes in at #4 in this year's ranking. Located in the midsize city of Clarksville, Austin Peay State University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population. Austin Peay State University also took the #8 spot in our Best Colleges for Social Work in Tennessee rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 3.4%. Approximately 3,473 students take at least one class online at Austin Peay State University. About 3,684 of the students at Austin Peay State University are attending part time.
Our rankings recognize The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga as the #5 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Chattanooga, UT Chattanooga is a public college with a large student population. UT Chattanooga also took the #5 spot in our Best Colleges for Social Work in Tennessee rankings.
The student loan default rate at UT Chattanooga is lower than is typical, just 1.5% of students default in three years. Approximately 6,689 students take at least one class online at UT Chattanooga. There are roughly 1,757 part time students in attendance at UT Chattanooga.
Our rankings recognize University of Memphis as the #6 school in this year's rankings. UofM is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Memphis. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UofM, the school also landed the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for Social Work in Tennessee ranking.
About 3.5% of UofM students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 7,362 students at UofM that take at least one class online. There are roughly 8,225 part time students in attendance at UofM.
The University of Tennessee - Martin comes in at #7 in this year's ranking. UT Martin is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Martin. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UT Martin has also earned the #6 rank in our Best Colleges for Social Work in Tennessee ranking.
The student loan default rate at UT Martin is lower than is typical, just 2.2% of students default in three years. 1,612 of UT Martin students are exclusively distance learners. 2,163 students are part time.
Middle Tennessee State University earned the #8 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the medium-sized city of Murfreesboro, Middle Tennessee State University is a public school with a fairly large student population. Middle Tennessee State University not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #7 on our Best Colleges for Social Work in Tennessee list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.3%. There are approximately 7,472 students at Middle Tennessee State University that take at least one class online. There are roughly 5,576 part time students in attendance at Middle Tennessee State University.
Tennessee State University earned the #9 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Nashville, Tennessee State University is a public college with a medium-sized student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Tennessee State University, the school also landed the #9 rank in our Best Colleges for Social Work in Tennessee ranking.
About 4.4% of Tennessee State University students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 2,651 students at Tennessee State University that take at least one class online. There are roughly 2,446 part time students in attendance at Tennessee State University.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*Avg Cost is for the top 9 schools only.
References
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
In <nil>, 560 bachelor's degrees were awarded to social work students who went to a Tennessee college or university. This makes it the #19 most popular major in the state. This means that 2.6% of the degrees earned in the country were from a school in the state.
