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2023 Best Value Social Work Associate Degree Schools in New Mexico

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

1 College
$1,618 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$24,161 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Social Work Associate Degree School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, social work was ranked 9th in New Mexico. In fact, 418 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Social Work Associate Degree Schools in New Mexico ranking.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

The following school tops our list of the Best Value Social Work Associate Degree Colleges.

Best Social Work Associate Degree School

#1

San Juan College

Farmington, NM

Our 2023 rankings named San Juan College the best value school in New Mexico for social work students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Farmington, SJC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

SJC undergraduate students pay an average of $1,618 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that social work majors at SJC take out while working on their Associate Degree is $13,373.

Read full report on Social Work at San Juan College

Best Value Social Work Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Value Social Work Schools in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 4,151
Arizona 1,294
Oklahoma 340

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

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 values are for the top school 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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