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 has developed its “Most Well Attended Social Work Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
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 Southwest region, there were 6,355 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,306 and $23,188 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 514 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,810 and $18,681 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Social Work Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate” ranking, we looked at 40 colleges that offer a degree in social work. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in social work.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Well Attended Social Work Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Social Work Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Texas College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Social Work Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate list. South Texas College is located in McAllen, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 98 associates’s social work degrees to qualified students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tyler Junior College. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Social Work Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate. Tyler Junior College is a fairly large public school situated in Tyler, Texas. It awarded 55 associates’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Austin Community College District. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Social Work Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate. Austin Community College District is a large school located in Austin, Texas that handed out 40 associates’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend San Juan College. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Social Work Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate. This medium-sized school is located in Farmington, New Mexico, and it awarded 36 associates’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
El Centro College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Social Work Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate ranking. El Centro College is a public institution located in Dallas, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 31 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Tulsa Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended Social Work Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate list. Tulsa, Oklahoma is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s social work degrees to 24 students in 2020-2021.
Howard College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Well Attended Social Work Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate list. Located in Big Spring, Texas, this small public school handed out 23 diplomas to qualified associates’s social work students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #9, McLennan Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Social Work Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate list. This medium-sized school is located in Waco, Texas, and it awarded 22 associates’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
Amarillo College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Social Work Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #10. Amarillo College is a medium-sized school located in Amarillo, Texas that handed out 17 associates’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #10, Santa Fe Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Social Work Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate list. Santa Fe Community College is located in Santa Fe, New Mexico and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 17 associates’s social work degrees to qualified students.
San Antonio College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Social Work Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate ranking. San Antonio College is a public institution located in San Antonio, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 15 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Mesa Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Social Work Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #13. Mesa Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Mesa, Arizona. It awarded 14 associates’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
Glendale Community College landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Social Work Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate ranking. Glendale Community College is a fairly large school located in Glendale, Arizona that handed out 9 associates’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
Eastern New Mexico University - Roswell Campus came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Social Work Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate ranking. Eastern New Mexico University - Roswell Campus is a small public school situated in Roswell, New Mexico. It awarded 8 associates’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
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Del Mar College landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Social Work Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate ranking. Located in Corpus Christi, Texas, this fairly large public school awarded 8 diplomas to qualified associates’s social work students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #17, Phoenix College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Social Work Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate list. Phoenix College is a medium-sized public school situated in Phoenix, Arizona. It awarded 7 associates’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
Lee College came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Social Work Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate ranking. Lee College is a medium-sized public school situated in Baytown, Texas. It awarded 6 associates’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
New Mexico State University - Carlsbad ranked #19 on this year’s Most Well Attended Social Work Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate list. Located in Carlsbad, New Mexico, this small public school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified associates’s social work students in 2020-2021.
Northern New Mexico College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Social Work Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #19. Northern New Mexico College is a small school located in Espanola, New Mexico that handed out 5 associates’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
Mesalands Community College ranked #21 on this year’s Most Well Attended Social Work Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate list. Mesalands Community College is located in Tucumcari, New Mexico and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 associates’s social work degrees to qualified students.
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South Plains College landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Social Work Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate ranking. Located in Levelland, Texas, this medium-sized public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified associates’s social work students in 2020-2021.
New Mexico State University - Grants came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Social Work Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate ranking. This small school is located in Grants, New Mexico, and it awarded 3 associates’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
Chandler-Gilbert Community College came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Social Work Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate 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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Yavapai College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Social Work Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #23. Yavapai College is a public institution located in Prescott, Arizona. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 3 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Estrella Mountain Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Social Work Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #23. Estrella Mountain Community College is located in Avondale, Arizona and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 associates’s social work degrees to qualified students.
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