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New Jersey Social Workers: Schools and Careers

Career Information for Social Workers in New Jersey

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Fast Facts for Social Workers in New Jersey

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Camden and Trenton
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Edison and Newark
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: Newark and Camden

Salaries for Social Workers in New Jersey

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: Newark and Trenton. (See table at bottom of page)

Schools for Social Workers in New Jersey are listed below.

Selected Social Worker Training Schools in New Jersey

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University of Phoenix
Jersey City

Founded in 1976, University of Phoenix is dedicated to meeting the needs of working students. Now the largest private university in North America, we offer conveniently located campuses and learning centers as well as a flexible online learning format.

  • Programs: Family And Social Work
  • Degrees/Course Work: Associate, Bachelor

Selected Online Schools for Social Workers in New Jersey

University of Phoenix Online
Online

Providing the flexibility of a 100% online education. Receive lectures, questions and assignments from instructors electronically. Students study them at their convenience.

  • Programs: Family And Social Work
  • Degrees/Course Work: Associate, Bachelor

Walden University
Online

Offers online graduate degrees in a wide variety of fields. Offered online

  • Programs: Family And Social Work
  • Degrees/Course Work: Doctorate

Kaplan University Online
Online

Kaplan University offers dozens of online degree programs, designed for learners who require maximum schedule flexibility. Some degrees cab be earned in as few as 12 months.

  • Programs: Family And Social Work
  • Degrees/Course Work: Associate, Bachelor

Stratford Career Institute
Online

Career training in several fields. Offered in a distance-learning format.

  • Programs: Family And Social Work
  • Degrees/Course Work: Diploma

More New Jersey Social Worker Training Schools

School NameCampusHighest AwardEnrolled
Brookdale Community CollegeLincroftAssociate14,025
Burlington County CollegePembertonAssociate8,432
Camden County CollegeBlackwoodAssociate14,741
Cumberland County CollegeVinelandAssociate3,527
Essex County CollegeNewarkAssociate10,995
Georgian Court UniversityLakewoodMasters3,045
Hudson County Community CollegeJersey CityAssociate7,019
Kean UniversityUnionDoctorate13,394
Mercer County Community CollegeWest WindsorAssociate9,094
Monmouth UniversityWest Long BranchMasters6,494
Montclair State UniversityMontclairDoctorate16,736
Ocean County CollegeToms RiverAssociate9,351
Passaic County Community CollegePatersonAssociate7,493
Ramapo College of New JerseyMahwahMasters5,702
Rutgers University-CamdenCamdenMasters & First Professional5,159
Rutgers University-New BrunswickNew BrunswickDoctorate & First Professional34,804
Rutgers University-NewarkNewarkDoctorate & First Professional10,553
Seton Hall UniversitySouth OrangeDoctorate & First Professional9,574
Sussex County Community CollegeNewtonAssociate3,732
The Richard Stockton College of New JerseyPomonaDoctorate7,355
Thomas Edison State CollegeTrentonMasters16,423

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Social Workers

The map below shows job statistics for the career type by metro area, for New Jersey. A table below the map shows job popularity and salaries across the state.

Metro Areas Rated for Popularity (as of 2008) for:
Social Workers

Listed below are metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Social Workers relative to the population of the city, as of 2008. Salary data was obtained from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

A Relative Popularity of 1.0 means that the city has an average number of the particular job, for its population, compared to the rest of the US. Higher numbers mean proportionally more jobs of that type.
Metro AreaJobsSalary
(2008)
Relative
Popularity

NEW JERSEY

   
Camden350$48,3501.5
Trenton120$67,7601.3
Newark430$78,4200.9
Edison330$58,6700.7
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