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2023 Most Popular Online Social Work Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

6 Colleges
$31,612 Avg Salary
$27,410 Avg Student Debt

Social Work is the #13 most popular major in the country with 58,326 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Online Social Work Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 6 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular online bachelor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for social work majors pursuing an online bachelor's degree.

#1

Purdue University Global

Indianapolis, IN

Our analysis found Purdue University Global to be the most popular school for social work students who want to pursue an online bachelor’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Purdue University Global is a very large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.

Women make up 92% of the social work majors at the school.

Social Work majors at Purdue University Global take out an average of $45,421 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Michigan - Flint is a great place for social work students working on their online bachelor’s degree. UM Flint is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Flint.

Women make up 80% of the social work majors at the school.

Social Work majors at UM Flint take out an average of $38,832 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend National Louis University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. NLU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

Of the 25 students majoring in social work at NLU, 24% are male and 76% are female.

On average, social work graduates from NLU take out $26,147 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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#4

Malone University

Canton, OH

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Malone University is a great place for social work students working on their online bachelor’s degree. Malone is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Canton.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Union Institute & University is a great place for social work students working on their online bachelor’s degree. Union is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Cincinnati.

About 80% of the students majoring in social work at the school are women while 20% are male.

The average amount in student loans that social work majors at Union take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $45,675.

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#6

Davenport University

Grand Rapids, MI

With a ranking of #6, Davenport University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for social work students working on their online bachelor’s degree. Davenport University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Grand Rapids.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, social work graduates from Davenport University carry an average student debtload of $38,312.

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Explore the most popular online social work schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 2,413
Ohio 2,332
Illinois 2,711
Indiana 1,545
Wisconsin 1,041

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One of 5 majors within the area of study, social work has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Public Administration 16,905
Human Services 13,238
Public Policy 6,430
Community Organization & Advocacy 3,096
Other Public Administration 588

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 6 schools only.

  • 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Army Medicine.

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