2025 Best Social Work Associate Degree Schools in Ohio

Social Work is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #66 most popular associate degree program in the country. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual reviewed 3 schools in Ohio to determine which ones were the best for associate degree seekers in the field of social work. Combined, these schools handed out 426 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 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 quality 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.

Average Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of associate graduates during the early years of their career. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their associate degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

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.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for social work to pay back their student loans after receiving their associate degree.
• 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 schools for social work students working on their associate degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Social Work Associate Degree Schools in Ohio ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Social Work in Ohio

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

Top Ohio Schools for an Associate in Social Work

1

Sinclair Community College
Dayton, OH

33 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in social work needs to take a look at Sinclair Community College. Located in the city of Dayton, Sinclair Community College is a public college with a large student population.More information about a associate in social work from Sinclair Community College

2

Clark State Community College
Springfield, OH

13 Annual Graduates

$29,981 Median Starting Salary

Any student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in social work has to look into Clark State Community College. Clark State Community College is a small public college located in the small city of Springfield.

Associate students who receive their degree from the social work program make around $29,981 for their early career.

More information about a associate in social work from Clark State Community College

3

Stark State College
North Canton, OH

35 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in social work needs to take a look at Stark State College. Located in the large suburb of North Canton, Stark State College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a associate in social work from Stark State College

Best Social Work Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Social Work Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Michigan	192	42
Indiana	123	21
Illinois	119	74
Wisconsin	114	0

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Social Work Related Rankings by Major

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Social Work Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Social Work	426

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.