2025 Best Social Work Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region

Social Work is of the hottest associate degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #76 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the New England Region to determine which ones were the best for social work students pursuing a associate degree. Combined, these schools handed out 55 associate degrees in social work to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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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.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized social work related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges 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 the New England Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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

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

Top New England Region Schools for an Associate in Social Work

1

Bristol Community College
Fall River, MA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

26 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat Bristol Community College if you want to pursue an associate degree in social work. Bristol is a medium-sized public college located in the suburb of Fall River.More information about a associate in social work from Bristol Community College

2

Capital Community College
Hartford, CT

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

22 Annual Graduates

Capital Community College is a good option for individuals interested in an associate degree in social work. Located in the midsize city of Hartford, Capital Community College is a public college with a very large student population.More information about a associate in social work from Capital Community College

Best Social Work Colleges by State

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	257	44
Connecticut	156	35
Rhode Island	101	12

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Rankings in Majors Related to Social Work

One of 3 majors within the Social Work area of study, Social Work has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Forensic Social Work	6

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.