2025 Best Social Work Associate Degree Schools in Mississippi

If you plan on getting your associate degree in social work, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #66 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Social Work Associate Degree Schools in Mississippi ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 95 associate degrees in social work to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Average Early-Career Salaries

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their associate degree from the school. After all, your associate degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on social work students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other social work students want to attend this school to pursue a associate degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How much debt social work students go into to obtain their associate degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• 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.

More Ways to Rank Social Work Schools

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Social Work Associate Degree Schools in Mississippi list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Social Work in Mississippi

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in social work.

Top Mississippi Schools for an Associate in Social Work

1

Itawamba Community College
Fulton, MS

28 Annual Graduates

Itawamba Community College is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting an associate degree in social work. Located in the rural area of Fulton, ICC is a public college with a small student population.More information about a associate in social work from Itawamba Community College

2

Holmes Community College
Goodman, MS

20 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in social work has to look into Holmes Community College. Located in the rural area of Goodman, Holmes Community College is a public college with a small student population.More information about a associate in social work from Holmes Community College

Best Social Work Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Social Work Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Georgia	121	76
Arkansas	105	6
Tennessee	102	1
West Virginia	92	7
Kentucky	90	0
South Carolina	77	0
Alabama	69	0

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Rankings in Majors Related to Social Work

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Social Work Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Social Work	95

Notes and References

• 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Army Medicine. More about our data sources and methodologies.