2023 Most Popular Associate Degree Colleges for Social Work in the New England Region

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In 2020-2021, 58,326 people earned their degree in social work, making the major the 13th most popular in the United States. 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 the New England region, there were 3,718 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,489 and $26,782 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 91 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,618 and $16,599 respectively.

This year’s “Most Well Attended Social Work Major in the New England Region for an Associate” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in social work. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in social work.

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Most Well Attended Social Work Major in the New England Region for an Associate

The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region associate degree social work students.

Top 6 Most Popular Associate Degree Colleges for Social Work in the New England Region

1

Bristol Community College
Fall River, Massachusetts

$26,739 Average Early-Career Earnings

$7,150 Average Student Debt

Out of the 6 schools in the Most Well Attended Social Work Major in the New England Region for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Bristol Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Bristol Community College is located in Fall River, Massachusetts and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 27 associates’s social work degrees to qualified students.

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2

Capital Community College
Hartford, Connecticut

$27,660 Average Early-Career Earnings

$7,000 Average Student Debt

Out of the 6 schools in the Most Well Attended Social Work Major in the New England Region for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Capital Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Hartford, Connecticut, this small public school awarded 18 diplomas to qualified associates’s social work students in 2020-2021.

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3

Holyoke Community College
Holyoke, Massachusetts

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Holyoke Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Social Work Major in the New England Region for an Associate list. Holyoke Community College is located in Holyoke, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 17 associates’s social work degrees to qualified students.

Full Holyoke Community College Social Work Report

3

Manchester Community College
Manchester, Connecticut

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Manchester Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Social Work Major in the New England Region for an Associate. This small school is located in Manchester, Connecticut, and it awarded 17 associates’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.

Full MCC Social Work Report

5

Community College of Rhode Island
Warwick, Rhode Island

Top 25% overall quality in New England

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Community College of Rhode Island. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Social Work Major in the New England Region for an Associate list. Community College of Rhode Island is a fairly large public school situated in Warwick, Rhode Island. It awarded 12 associates’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Social Work at Community College of Rhode Island

6

Northern Essex Community College
Haverhill, Massachusetts

Northern Essex Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Social Work Major in the New England Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Haverhill, Massachusetts, this small public school awarded 0 degrees to qualified associates’s social work students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Social Work at NECC

• Most Popular Associate Degree Colleges for Social Work

Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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