2023 Most Well Attended Social Work Major in Massachusetts for an Associate

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Social Work is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 9th of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 57,401 degrees were awarded to students with this major.

Across Massachusetts, there were 2,153 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 44 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,931 and $13,427 respectively.

This year’s “Most Well Attended Social Work Major in Massachusetts for an Associate” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in social work. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular social work programs in the United States.

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Most Well Attended Social Work Major in Massachusetts for an Associate

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

Top 3 Most Popular Associate Degree Colleges for Social Work in Massachusetts

1

Bristol Community College
Fall River, Massachusetts

Out of the 3 schools in the Most Well Attended Social Work Major in Massachusetts for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Bristol Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Fall River, Massachusetts, and it awarded 27 associates’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.

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2

Holyoke Community College
Holyoke, Massachusetts

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Holyoke Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Social Work Major in Massachusetts for an Associate. This small school is located in Holyoke, Massachusetts, and it awarded 17 associates’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.

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3

Northern Essex Community College
Haverhill, Massachusetts

Out of the 3 schools in the Most Well Attended Social Work Major in Massachusetts for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Essex Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. NECC is a small public school situated in Haverhill, Massachusetts. It awarded 0 associates’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.

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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

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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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