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2023 Best Value Social Work Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

1 College
$5,906 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$24,161 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Social Work Associate Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, social work was ranked #13 in the country. In fact 58,326 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Best Value Social Work Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Minneapolis Community and Technical College the best value school in the Plains States Region for social work students working on their associate degree. Minneapolis Community and Technical College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Minneapolis Community and Technical College are $5,906 per year.

Read full report on Social Work at Minneapolis Community and Technical College

Best Social Work Colleges by State

Explore the best social work colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 924
Minnesota 2,131
Kansas 623
Iowa 553
Nebraska 262
North Dakota 258
South Dakota 20

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.

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