2024 Best Social Work Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
3Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
285Associate Degrees
Ranked #76 in popularity, social work is one of the most sought-after associate degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
College Factual looked at 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Social Work Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 285 associate degrees in social work to qualified students.
Choosing a Great Social Work School for Your Associate Degree
Your choice of social work for getting your associate degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:
Quality Overall Is Important
The overall quality of a associate degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.
Other Factors We Consider
In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:
Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to social work students as compared to other majors.
Major Demand - The number of social work students who choose to seek a associate degree at the school.
Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized social work related body.
Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for social work students working on their associate degree.
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 the Best Social Work Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region.
Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Social Work in the Middle Atlantic Region
Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for social work students seeking a an associate degree.
Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools for an Associate in Social Work
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest 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).