2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Social Work in New Jersey

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Social Work Schools for an Associate in New Jersey” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 New Jersey, there were 1,849 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 191 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,475 and $14,203 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Social Work Schools for an Associate in New Jersey” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree 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.

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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The social work school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Social Work Schools for an Associate in New Jersey”.

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Best Value Social Work Schools for an Associate in New Jersey

The colleges and universities below are the best for new jersey associate degree social work students.

Top 4 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Social Work in New Jersey

#1

Camden County College

Blackwood, New Jersey

#3 in overall quality

$6,603 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Camden County College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Social Work Schools for an Associate in New Jersey list. Blackwood, New Jersey is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s social work degrees to 40 students in 2019-2020.

Camden County College also took the #3 spot in our “Best Social Work Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Camden County College is $6,603 for New Jersey Associate Degree Social Work students.

Read full report on Social Work at Camden County College

#2

Brookdale Community College

Lincroft, New Jersey

#2 in overall quality

$9,156 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Brookdale Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Social Work Schools for an Associate in New Jersey. This fairly large school is located in Lincroft, New Jersey, and it awarded 30 associates’s social work degrees in 2019-2020.

Brookdale Community College also took the #2 spot in our “Best Social Work Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Brookdale Community College is $9,156 for new jersey associate degree social work students.

Full Brookdale Community College Social Work Report

#3

Passaic County Community College

Paterson, New Jersey

#1 in overall quality

$8,514 Average Net Price

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Social Work Schools for an Associate in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Passaic County Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. PCCC is located in Paterson, New Jersey and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 43 associates’s social work degrees to qualified students.

PCCC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Social Work Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey” list. It costs about $8,514 for New Jersey Associate Degree Social Work students per year to attend PCCC.

Full PCCC Social Work Report

#4

Essex County College

Newark, New Jersey

#4 in overall quality

$11,443 Average Net Price

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 New Jersey. Located in Newark, New Jersey, this medium-sized public school awarded 7 diplomas to qualified associates’s social work students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Essex, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Social Work Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Essex County College is $11,443 for new jersey associate degree social work students.

Read full report on Social Work at Essex

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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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