2022 Best Value Social Work Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Social Work Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Social Work is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 8th of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 56,762 degrees were awarded to students with this major.

Across the Southeast region, there were 11,180 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 147 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,631 and $18,547 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Social Work Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in social work. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent social work programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the social work program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Social Work Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Social Work Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region associate degree social work students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Itawamba Community College

Fulton, Mississippi

#1 in overall quality

$4,401 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Itawamba Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Social Work Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. ICC is located in Fulton, Mississippi and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 22 associates’s social work degrees to qualified students.

ICC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Social Work Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend ICC is $4,401 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Social Work students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Itawamba Community College Social Work Report

#2

Georgia Military College

Milledgeville, Georgia

#2 in overall quality

$8,667 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Georgia Military College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Social Work Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Georgia Military College is a medium-sized public school situated in Milledgeville, Georgia. It awarded 37 associates’s social work degrees in 2019-2020.

Georgia Military College also took the #2 spot in our “Best Social Work Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Georgia Military College is $8,667 for southeast region associate degree social work students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Social Work at Georgia Military College

• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income $0-$30k)

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

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees 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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