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2022 Best Value Social Work Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k

7 Ranked Colleges
304 Degrees Awarded
$14,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Social Work Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Social Work Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k” 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 Middle Atlantic region, there were 11,626 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 304 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,733 and $16,201 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Social Work Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in social work. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality social work programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the social work program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Social Work Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region associate degree social work students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 7 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income $75-$110k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Camden County College

Blackwood, New Jersey
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Social Work Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Camden County College landed the #1 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Blackwood, New Jersey, and it awarded 40 associates’s social work degrees in 2019-2020.

Camden County College also took the #3 spot in our “Best Social Work Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Camden County College is $10,581 for middle atlantic region associate degree social work students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#2

Passaic County Community College

Paterson, New Jersey
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Passaic County Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Social Work Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. PCCC is a medium-sized school located in Paterson, New Jersey that handed out 43 associates’s social work degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at PCCC, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Social Work Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for PCCC is $13,556 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Social Work students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#3

Brookdale Community College

Lincroft, New Jersey
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Brookdale Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Social Work Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Lincroft, New Jersey is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s social work degrees to 30 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Brookdale Community College, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Social Work Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Brookdale Community College is $13,608 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Social Work students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#4

Essex County College

Newark, New Jersey
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Essex County College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Social Work Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Essex is a medium-sized school located in Newark, New Jersey that handed out 7 associates’s social work degrees in 2019-2020.

Essex not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Social Work Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Essex County College is $14,970 for middle atlantic region associate degree social work students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northampton County Area Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Social Work Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Northampton County Area Community College is a medium-sized school located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania that handed out 23 associates’s social work degrees in 2019-2020.

Northampton Community College also made our “Best Social Work Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #7. The yearly cost to attend Northampton Community College is $13,685 for middle atlantic region associate degree social work students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read more about Social Work at Northampton Community College

#6

Harrisburg Area Community College

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
#6 in overall quality

Harrisburg Area Community College landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Social Work Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Harrisburg Area Community College is a public institution located in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 8 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

HACC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Social Work Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $15,339 for middle atlantic region associate degree social work students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Harrisburg Area Community College.

Read more about Social Work at HACC

#7

Edinboro University of Pennsylvania

Edinboro, Pennsylvania
#5 in overall quality

Edinboro University of Pennsylvania did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Social Work Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #7. Edinboro University of Pennsylvania is a small public school situated in Edinboro, Pennsylvania. It awarded 13 associates’s social work degrees in 2019-2020.

Edinboro did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Social Work Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Edinboro University of Pennsylvania is $19,921 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Social Work students whose families make $75-$110k.

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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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