2022 Most Popular Associate Degree Colleges for Social Work in the New England Region

If you plan on getting your associate degree in social work, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #61 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 6 colleges and universities when compiling its 2022 Most Popular Associate Degree Colleges for Social Work in the New England Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 100 associate degrees in social work to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Social Work School for Your Associate Degree

Your choice of school for getting your associate degree in social work matters. We created our Most Popular Associate Degree Colleges for Social Work in the New England Region ranking to make it a little easier to choose the right one for you.

A high popularity ranking isn't always a sign that a school has a great overall quality ranking for social work, but it does mean that many students are choosing the school for some reason. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

More Ways to Rank Social Work Schools

We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. Plus, you can view our other rankings for social work.

 

Most Popular Schools for Associate Students to Study Social Work in the New England Region

Learn about the most popular colleges and universities for social work students seeking a an associate degree.

Most Well Attended Schools for Social Work Students Working on Their Associate

1

Bristol Community College
Fall River, MA

33 Annual Associate Degrees

#1 Most Popular In MA

#2 Best Quality In MA

Bristol Community College is a popular choice for students pursuing an associate degree in social work. Bristol is a medium-sized public college located in the suburb of Fall River. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for associate degrees in social work in Massachusetts.

There were approximately 33 social work individuals who graduated with this degree at Bristol in the most recent year we have data available.

Soon after graduating, social work associate recipients usually make an average of $29,600 in their early careers.

More information about a associate in social work from Bristol Community College

2

Capital Community College
Hartford, CT

22 Annual Associate Degrees

#1 Most Popular In CT

#1 Best Quality In CT

Any student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in social work has to look into Capital Community College. Capital Community College is a small public college located in the medium-sized city of Hartford. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for associate degrees in social work in Connecticut.

There were approximately 22 social work individuals who graduated with this degree at Capital Community College in the most recent year we have data available.

Those social work students who get their associate degree from Capital Community College receive $2,100 more than the average social work grad.

More information about a associate in social work from Capital Community College

3

Holyoke Community College
Holyoke, MA

21 Annual Associate Degrees

#2 Most Popular In MA

#1 Best Quality In MA

Holyoke Community College is a popular decision for individuals pursuing an associate degree in social work. Holyoke Community College is a small public college located in the large suburb of Holyoke. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for associate degrees in social work in Massachusetts.

There were roughly 21 social work students who graduated with this degree at Holyoke Community College in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a associate in social work from Holyoke Community College

4

Community College of Rhode Island
Warwick, RI

15 Annual Associate Degrees

#1 Most Popular In RI

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student who is interested in an associate degree in social work needs to check out Community College of Rhode Island. CCRI is a fairly large public college located in the city of Warwick.

There were about 15 social work individuals who graduated with this degree at CCRI in the most recent data year.

More information about a associate in social work from Community College of Rhode Island

5

Manchester Community College
Manchester, CT

9 Annual Associate Degrees

#2 Most Popular In CT

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

MCC is a small public college located in the large suburb of Manchester.

There were about 9 social work students who graduated with this degree at MCC in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a associate in social work from Manchester Community College

6

Northern Essex Community College
Haverhill, MA

#3 Most Popular In MA

Located in the suburb of Haverhill, NECC is a public college with a small student population. More information about a associate in social work from Northern Essex Community College

 

Best Social Work Colleges by State

Explore the most popular social work schools for a specific state in the New England Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	130	49
Connecticut	99	42
Rhode Island	64	13

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Rankings in Majors Related to Social Work

One of 5 majors within the Public Administration & Social Service area of study, Social Work has other similar majors worth exploring.

Social Work Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Social Work	100

Majors Similar to Social Work

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Human Services	340
Other Public Administration	36
Community Organization & Advocacy	5
Public Administration	2

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.