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Most Popular Online Social Work Associate Degree Schools

2023 Most Popular Online Social Work Associate Degree Schools

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

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Online Social Work Associate Degree Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in the United States to see which online associate degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Social Work Associate Degree Colleges.

#1

South Texas College

McAllen, TX

Our analysis found South Texas College to be the most popular school for social work students who want to pursue an online associate degree in the United States. Located in the midsize city of McAllen, South Texas College is a public school with a very large student population.

About 94% of the students majoring in social work at the school are women while 6% are male.

On average, social work graduates from South Texas College take out $6,573 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#2

Tyler Junior College

Tyler, TX

The in-demand online associate degree programs at Tyler Junior College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best social work schools in the United States. Located in the city of Tyler, Tyler Junior College is a public school with a large student population.

Women make up 93% of the social work majors at the school.

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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#3

Georgia Military College

Milledgeville, GA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Georgia Military College is a great place for social work students working on their online associate degree. Located in the distant town of Milledgeville, Georgia Military College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 37 students majoring in social work at Georgia Military College, 5% are male and 95% are female.

On average, social work graduates from Georgia Military College take out $21,067 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Holmes Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Social Work Associate Degree Schools list. Holmes Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Goodman.

Women make up 94% of the social work majors at the school.

The average amount in student loans that social work majors at Holmes Community College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $12,456.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means McLennan Community College is a great place for social work students working on their online associate degree. MCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Waco.

About 91% of the students majoring in social work at the school are women while 9% are male.

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Copiah-Lincoln Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Social Work Associate Degree Schools ranking. Located in the rural area of Wesson, Copiah-Lincoln Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 20 students majoring in social work at Copiah-Lincoln Community College, 5% are male and 95% are female.

While working on their Associate Degree, social work majors at Copiah-Lincoln Community College accumulate an average of around $14,049 in student debt.

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Reading Area Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online associate degree social work programs. Located in the city of Reading, RACC is a public school with a small student population.

About 81% of the students majoring in social work at the school are women while 19% are male.

The average amount in student loans that social work majors at RACC take out while working on their Associate Degree is $22,740.

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With a ranking of #8, Mesa Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for social work students working on their online associate degree. Located in the city of Mesa, Mesa Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 93% of the students majoring in social work at the school are women while 7% are male.

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East Mississippi Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Social Work Associate Degree Schools ranking. EMCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Scooba.

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Cankdeska Cikana Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Social Work Associate Degree Schools ranking. CCCC is a fairly small public school located in the rural area of Fort Totten.

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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.

  • 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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