by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southeast Region” ranking.
With 58,037 degrees handed out in 2021-2022, social work is the 9th most popular major in the United States.
Across the Southeast region, there were 12,273 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 5,735 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,436 and $23,790 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 154 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in social work. That schools that top this list have a program in social work in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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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 “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southeast Region”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree social work students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brescia University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Owensboro, Kentucky, and it awarded 44 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Huntsville Bible College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southeast Region. This small school is located in Huntsville, Alabama, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Limestone College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southeast Region list. Limestone College is a small school located in Gaffney, South Carolina that handed out 65 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Warren Wilson College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southeast Region. Located in Swannanoa, North Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 10 degrees to qualified bachelors’s social work students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Out of the 154 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Bennett College landed the #5 spot on the list. Bennett is located in Greensboro, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s social work degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Livingstone College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Livingstone College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Salisbury, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
With a ranking of #7, Johnson C Smith University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southeast Region list. JCSU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Charlotte, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Barton College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #8. Located in Wilson, North Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 17 degrees to qualified bachelors’s social work students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Mars Hill University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Mars Hill University is a small school located in Mars Hill, North Carolina that handed out 21 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Kentucky Christian University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Grayson, Kentucky, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Social Work at Kentucky Christian University
Elizabeth City State University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2021-2022.
Southern University at New Orleans ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in New Orleans, Louisiana, and it awarded 27 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Social Work at Southern University at New Orleans
Mississippi Valley State University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Mississippi Valley State University is a public institution located in Itta Bena, Mississippi. The school has a small population, and it awarded 23 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Read full report on Social Work at Mississippi Valley State University
Le Moyne - Owen College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Le Moyne - Owen College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Memphis, Tennessee. It awarded 8 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2021-2022.
Miles College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #15. Fairfield, Alabama is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s social work degrees to 19 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Concord University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #16. Concord University is a public institution located in Athens, West Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 24 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Shaw University ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southeast Region list. Shaw University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Raleigh, North Carolina. It awarded 18 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2021-2022.
With a ranking of #18, West Virginia State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southeast Region list. WVSU is a small public school situated in Institute, West Virginia. It awarded 18 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Mary Baldwin University ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Staunton, Virginia, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 33 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s social work students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #20, Bethany College West Virginia did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Bethany, West Virginia, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Social Work at Bethany College West Virginia
Rust College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Rust College is a small school located in Holly Springs, Mississippi that handed out 6 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2021-2022.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
With a ranking of #22, Dillard University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southeast Region list. Dillard University is a private not-for-profit institution located in New Orleans, Louisiana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Florida Memorial University landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Florida Memorial University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Miami Gardens, Florida. The school has a small population, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Philander Smith College ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southeast Region list. Little Rock, Arkansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s social work degrees to 11 students in 2021-2022.
Norfolk State University landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Norfolk State is a medium-sized school located in Norfolk, Virginia that handed out 57 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2021-2022.
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