Social Work at Mesa Community College

Every social work school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the social work program at Mesa Community College stacks up to those at other schools.

Mesa Community College is located in Mesa, Arizona and approximately 16,948 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Social Work section at the bottom of this page.

Mesa Community College Social Work Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Social Work

Online Classes Are Available at Mesa Community College

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Mesa Community College offers distance education options for social work at the following degree levels:

• Associate’s Degree

Mesa Community College Social Work Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Social Work Student Demographics at Mesa Community College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the social work majors at Mesa Community College.

Mesa Community College Social Work Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 7% of social work associate's degrees went to men and 93% went to women.

Mesa Community College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in social work graduates 19% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Mesa Community College with a associate's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Related Majors

Careers That Social Work Grads May Go Into

A degree in social work can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for AZ, the home state for Mesa Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in AZ	Average Salary in AZ
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	5,780	$39,020
Substance Abuse Social Workers	2,700	$39,390
Healthcare Social Workers	2,420	$62,920
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	2,320	$54,670
Social and Community Service Managers	2,290	$65,610

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.