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2022 Best Value Social Work Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid

7 Ranked Colleges
304 Degrees Awarded
$10,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Social Work Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Social Work Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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.

This year’s “Best Value Social Work Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in social work. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great social work programs and 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Social Work Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Social Work Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 7 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Social Work in the Middle Atlantic Region (With Aid)

#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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Camden County College landed the #1 spot on the list. Camden County College is a medium-sized public school situated in Blackwood, New Jersey. It awarded 40 associates’s social work degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Camden County College, the school also landed 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 $6,603 for middle atlantic region associate degree social work students with aid.

Read full report on Social Work at Camden County College

#2

Passaic County Community College

Paterson, New Jersey
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Passaic County Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Social Work Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid. Paterson, New Jersey is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s social work degrees to 43 students in 2019-2020.

PCCC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Social Work Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Passaic County Community College is $8,514 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Social Work students with aid.

Read more about Social Work at Passaic County Community College

#3

Brookdale Community College

Lincroft, New Jersey
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brookdale Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Social Work Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid list. Brookdale Community College is a public institution located in Lincroft, New Jersey. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 30 associates’s degrees 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 $9,156 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Social Work students with aid.

Read full report on Social Work at Brookdale Community College

#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 Getting Aid. Newark, New Jersey is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s social work degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

Essex also took the #4 spot in our “Best Social Work Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Essex is $11,443 for middle atlantic region associate degree social work students with aid.

Read more about Social Work at Essex County College

#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northampton County Area Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Social Work Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, this medium-sized public school awarded 23 degrees to qualified associates’s social work students in 2019-2020.

Northampton Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Social Work Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Northampton Community College is $9,053 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Social Work students with aid.

Read more about Social Work at Northampton County Area Community College

#6

Harrisburg Area Community College

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
#6 in overall quality

Harrisburg Area Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Social Work Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid list. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s social work degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

HACC also made our “Best Social Work Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #6. The yearly cost to attend Harrisburg Area Community College is $11,990 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Social Work students with aid.

Full HACC Social Work Report

#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 Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #7. Edinboro, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s social work degrees to 13 students 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 estimated yearly cost for Edinboro is $16,833 for middle atlantic region associate degree social work students with aid.

Full Edinboro Social Work Report

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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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