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2023 Best Social Work Associate Degree Schools

16 Colleges
$24,161 Avg Salary
$16,485 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Social Work Associate Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 58,326 people earned a degree or certificate in social work, making the major the #13 most popular in the United States.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Social Work Associate Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 16 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best associate degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Social Work Associate Degree Schools in the United States

The colleges and universities below are the best for social work majors pursuing a associate degree.

Top 10 Best Social Work Associate Degree Schools

#1

Camden County College

Blackwood, NJ

Our analysis found Camden County College to be the best school for social work students who want to pursue a associate degree in the United States. Located in the suburb of Blackwood, Camden County College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

On average, social work graduates from Camden County College take out $12,667 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#2

Bristol Community College

Fall River, MA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Bristol Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Social Work Associate Degree Schools list. Bristol is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Fall River.

On average, social work graduates from Bristol take out $8,133 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Austin Community College District. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Social Work Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of Austin, Austin Community College District is a public college with a very large student population.

On average, social work graduates from Austin Community College District take out $18,003 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Capital Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best social work schools in the United States. Capital Community College is a small public school located in the city of Hartford.

After completing their Associate Degree, social work graduates from Capital Community College carry an average student debtload of $7,459.

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Harrisburg Area Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Social Work Associate Degree Schools ranking. HACC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Harrisburg.

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#7

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, MI

Ferris State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Social Work Associate Degree Schools ranking. Located in the distant town of Big Rapids, Ferris is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #8, Passaic County Community College did quite well on this year’s best schools for social work students working on their associate degree. Located in the large suburb of Paterson, PCCC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Social Work majors at PCCC take out an average of $10,007 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#9

Tyler Junior College

Tyler, TX

Tyler Junior College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best associate degree social work programs. Located in the city of Tyler, Tyler Junior College is a public college with a large student population.

The average amount in student loans that social work majors at Tyler Junior College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $16,008.

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Minneapolis Community and Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for social work students to get a associate degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Minneapolis Community and Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Minneapolis.

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Social Work by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

Social Work is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Social Work

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 16 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).
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