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2023 Best Social Work Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region

5 Ranked Colleges
514 Degrees Awarded
$22,676 Avg Salary
Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Social Work for an Associate

Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Social Work for an Associate” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 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.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Social Work for an Associate” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in social work. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality social work programs as well as strong veteran support.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the social work program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Social Work for an Associate” list to help you make the college decision.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Social Work for an Associate

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region associate degree vets studying social work.

Top 5 Best Social Work Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Austin Community College District. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Social Work for an Associate. Austin Community College District is a public institution located in Austin, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 40 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Austin Community College District not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Social Work Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 2,473 of the 39,896 students enrolled at Austin Community College District were GI Bill® students, of which 59 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $735. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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San Antonio College
San Antonio, Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend San Antonio College. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Social Work for an Associate. San Antonio College is located in San Antonio, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 associates’s social work degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at San Antonio College, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Social Work Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Of the 19,231 students enrolled at San Antonio College, 2,054 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1,362 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $1,249. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tyler Junior College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Social Work for an Associate list. Tyler Junior College is a fairly large school located in Tyler, Texas that handed out 55 associates’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.

Tyler Junior College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Social Work Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.According to our most recent data, Tyler Junior College supports 11,749 students, and 416 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 173 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,366. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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San Juan College
Farmington, New Mexico

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Juan College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Social Work for an Associate list. Farmington, New Mexico is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s social work degrees to 36 students in 2020-2021.

SJC also took the #2 spot in our “Best Social Work Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Of the 5,240 students enrolled at SJC, 197 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 119 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $1,226. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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