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by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southwest Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 57,401 social work students received their degree, making the major the 9th most popular in the country.
Across the Southwest region, there were 6,305 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 514 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,810 and $18,681 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 40 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in social work. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their social work program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region associate degree social work students.
Out of the 40 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, New Mexico State University - Grants landed the #2 spot on the list. New Mexico State University - Grants is a small public school situated in Grants, New Mexico. It awarded 3 associates’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
Full New Mexico State University - Grants Social Work Report
Out of the 40 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Howard College landed the #3 spot on the list. Big Spring, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s social work degrees to 23 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend New Mexico State University - Carlsbad. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southwest Region. NMSU Carlsbad is a public institution located in Carlsbad, New Mexico. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 40 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Santa Fe Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. SFCC is a small school located in Santa Fe, New Mexico that handed out 17 associates’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
San Juan College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Farmington, New Mexico, this medium-sized public school handed out 36 diplomas to qualified associates’s social work students in 2020-2021.
Northern New Mexico College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #7. Northern New Mexico College is located in Espanola, New Mexico and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 associates’s social work degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Social Work at Northern New Mexico College
Eastern New Mexico University - Roswell Campus ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southwest Region list. Roswell, New Mexico is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s social work degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
Tyler Junior College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Tyler Junior College is a fairly large public school situated in Tyler, Texas. It awarded 55 associates’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #10, South Texas College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southwest Region list. South Texas College is a public institution located in McAllen, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 98 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
McLennan Community College landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southwest Region ranking. MCC is located in Waco, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 22 associates’s social work degrees to qualified students.
Mesalands Community College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Tucumcari, New Mexico, this small public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified associates’s social work students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #13, Amarillo College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southwest Region list. Amarillo, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s social work degrees to 17 students in 2020-2021.
Tulsa Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #14. Located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, this fairly large public school awarded 24 degrees to qualified associates’s social work students in 2020-2021.
New Mexico State University - Alamogordo ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in Alamogordo, New Mexico, and it awarded 1 associates’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
With a ranking of #16, Dine College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in Tsaile, Arizona, and it awarded 1 associates’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
Austin Community College District came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This large school is located in Austin, Texas, and it awarded 40 associates’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
Mesa Community College ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southwest Region list. Mesa Community College is located in Mesa, Arizona and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 associates’s social work degrees to qualified students.
Del Mar College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #19. This fairly large school is located in Corpus Christi, Texas, and it awarded 8 associates’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
San Antonio College landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southwest Region ranking. San Antonio College is a public institution located in San Antonio, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 15 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Phoenix College ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southwest Region list. Phoenix, Arizona 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 2020-2021.
South Plains College landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Levelland, Texas, and it awarded 4 associates’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
Glendale Community College ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southwest Region list. Glendale Community College is located in Glendale, Arizona and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 associates’s social work degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Social Work at Glendale Community College
El Centro College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #24. El Centro College is a large school located in Dallas, Texas that handed out 31 associates’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
Oklahoma State University - Oklahoma City ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the Southwest Region list. Oklahoma State University - Oklahoma City is a public institution located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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