by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Arizona” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Social Work is the 13th most popular major in the country with 58,326 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, social work graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $37,651 and had an average of $26,679 in loans still to pay off.
Across Arizona, there were 1,319 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,317 and $20,741 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 42 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,456 and $20,530 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Arizona” ranking analyzed 13 colleges that offered a degree in social work. That schools that top this list have a program in social work in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for arizona associate degree social work students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Dine College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Arizona. This small school is located in Tsaile, Arizona, and it awarded 1 associates’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mesa Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Arizona. Mesa Community College is a public institution located in Mesa, Arizona. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 14 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Phoenix College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Arizona. Phoenix College is located in Phoenix, Arizona and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 associates’s social work degrees to qualified students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Glendale Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Arizona list. Located in Glendale, Arizona, this fairly large public school handed out 9 diplomas to qualified associates’s social work students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Yavapai College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Arizona. Yavapai College is located in Prescott, Arizona and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 associates’s social work degrees to qualified students.
Scottsdale Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Arizona ranking, coming in at #6. Scottsdale, Arizona is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s social work degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
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Estrella Mountain Community College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Arizona ranking. Estrella Mountain Community College is a public institution located in Avondale, Arizona. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 3 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Social Work at Estrella Mountain Community College
Chandler-Gilbert Community College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Arizona ranking. Chandler-Gilbert Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Chandler, Arizona. It awarded 3 associates’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
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GateWay Community College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Arizona ranking. GateWay Community College is a small school located in Phoenix, Arizona that handed out 0 associates’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Social Work at GateWay Community College
Paradise Valley Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Arizona list. This medium-sized school is located in Phoenix, Arizona, and it awarded 0 associates’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Social Work at Paradise Valley Community College
Cochise County Community College District did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Arizona ranking, coming in at #9. Cochise County Community College District is a small school located in Sierra Vista, Arizona that handed out 0 associates’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
South Mountain Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Arizona list. South Mountain Community College is located in Phoenix, Arizona and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s social work degrees to qualified students.
Rio Salado College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in Arizona ranking. This fairly large school is located in Tempe, Arizona, and it awarded 0 associates’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
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