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2022 Best Value Social Work Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

7 Ranked Colleges
437 Degrees Awarded
$9,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Social Work Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Social Work Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Social Work is the 12th most popular major in the country with 57,618 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, social work graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $36,459 and had an average of $30,084 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 6,090 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,551 and $25,822 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 437 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,605 and $16,886 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Social Work Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Social Work Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region associate degree social work students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 7 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

#1

South Texas College

McAllen, Texas

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Social Work Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, South Texas College landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in McAllen, Texas, and it awarded 119 associates’s social work degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree social work students whose families make $75-$110k list, South Texas College has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Social Work Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $4,790 for southwest region associate degree social work students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend South Texas College.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Austin Community College District. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Social Work Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. This large school is located in Austin, Texas, and it awarded 36 associates’s social work degrees in 2019-2020.

Austin Community College District also took the #1 spot in our “Best Social Work Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $11,596 for southwest region associate degree social work students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Austin Community College District.

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#4

Amarillo College

Amarillo, Texas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Amarillo College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Social Work Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Amarillo College is a public institution located in Amarillo, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 29 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Amarillo College also made our “Best Social Work Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #5. The estimated yearly cost for Amarillo College is $8,296 for southwest region associate degree social work students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#5

San Juan College

Farmington, New Mexico

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend San Juan College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Social Work Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Farmington, New Mexico is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s social work degrees to 27 students in 2019-2020.

SJC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Social Work Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend San Juan College is $8,400 for southwest region associate degree social work students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#6

Tyler Junior College

Tyler, Texas

Tyler Junior College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Social Work Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Located in Tyler, Texas, this fairly large public school handed out 38 degrees to qualified associates’s social work students in 2019-2020.

Tyler Junior College also made our “Best Social Work Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #3. The estimated yearly cost for Tyler Junior College is $13,091 for southwest region associate degree social work students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#7

San Antonio College

San Antonio, Texas

San Antonio College landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Social Work Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. San Antonio College is a public institution located in San Antonio, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 4 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree social work students whose families make $75-$110k list, San Antonio College has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Social Work Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for San Antonio College is $10,977 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Social Work students whose families make $75-$110k.

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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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