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

Mesa Community College Social Work Rankings

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, 21% of social work associate's degrees went to men and 79% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in social work only graduates about 12% men each year. The program at Mesa Community College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 8% more women than average.

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 15% 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	2
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Concentrations Within Social Work

If you plan to be a social work major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Mesa Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Social Work	14

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.