2022 Best Value Social Work Schools for an Associate in Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 56,762 social work students received their degree, making the major the 8th most popular in the country.

Across Pennsylvania, there were 2,428 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 100 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Social Work Schools for an Associate in Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Social Work Schools for an Associate in Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid

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

Top 3 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Social Work in Pennsylvania (With Aid)

#1

Northampton County Area Community College

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

#3 in overall quality

$9,053 Average Net Price

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Social Work Schools for an Associate in Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Northampton County Area Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 23 associates’s social work degrees in 2019-2020.

Northampton Community College also took the #3 spot in our “Best Social Work Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Northampton Community College is $9,053 for Pennsylvania Associate Degree Social Work students with aid.

Read full report on Social Work at Northampton County Area Community College

#2

Harrisburg Area Community College

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

#2 in overall quality

$11,990 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Harrisburg Area Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Social Work Schools for an Associate in Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid list. This fairly large school is located in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 8 associates’s social work degrees in 2019-2020.

HACC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Social Work Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. The estimated yearly cost for Harrisburg Area Community College is $11,990 for pennsylvania associate degree social work students with aid.

Full Harrisburg Area Community College Social Work Report

#3

Edinboro University of Pennsylvania

Edinboro, Pennsylvania

#1 in overall quality

$16,833 Average Net Price

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Social Work Schools for an Associate in Pennsylvania For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania landed the #3 spot on the list. 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 #1 on our “Best Social Work Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. It costs about $16,833 for Pennsylvania Associate Degree Social Work students with aid per year to attend Edinboro University of Pennsylvania.

Read more about Social Work at Edinboro

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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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