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Social Work at San Juan College

If you plan to study Social Work, take a look at what San Juan College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

San Juan College is in Farmington, NM.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 22 social work graduations were recorded at San Juan College.

Online Class Availability at San Juan College

Distance learning is available at San Juan College. Of 6,452 students, 1,809 (28%) studied exclusively online and 1,510 (23%) took at least some classes online.

Social Work Rankings at San Juan College

Rankings can help you compare San Juan College’s Social Work program against other schools offering the same major.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	New Mexico	#1 of 3
Best Schools (Quality)	New Mexico	#3 of 3
Best Value	Southwest (Region)	#8 of 58
Best Value	Nationwide	#40 of 567
Best Schools (Quality)	Southwest (Region)	#49 of 58
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#461 of 570

Earnings for Social Work Graduates from San Juan College

Students who complete San Juan College’s Social Work program earn the following amounts (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$22,669
2 years	$24,615
4 years	$21,540
5 years	$32,881

How do these earnings stack up against the rest of the school? Four years after graduating, Social Work graduates from San Juan College take home a median $21,540, compared with $38,226 for all San Juan College graduates — about 44% lower than the school-wide median.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the composition of Social Work graduates at San Juan College, by degree type.

Looking at the program as a whole, Social Work graduates at San Juan College are 86% women (19) and 14% men (3).

Social Work Associate’s Program at San Juan College

Of the 22 associate’s social work degrees awarded at San Juan College, 86% were women (19) and 14% were men (3).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Social Work associate’s degree recipients at San Juan College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	7
Hispanic / Latino	4
American Indian / Alaska Native	10
Two or More Races	1

Minority students account for 68% of Social Work associate’s degree recipients at San Juan College, above the national average of 52%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Social Work Concentrations at San Juan College

The Social Work program at San Juan College offers more specialized concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Social Work	22

Top-Paying Careers for Social Work Graduates

Those who complete Social Work program at San Juan College pursue many career paths. The table below ranks the highest-paying careers for Social Work graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Social and Community Service Managers	$156,089
Counselors, All Other	$81,766
Healthcare Social Workers	$78,044
Marriage and Family Therapists	$74,325
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary	$65,510
Social Workers, All Other	$62,827
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	$58,560
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	$41,658
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	$40,804

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.