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2023 Best Social Work Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region

19 Colleges
$44,665 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Social Work Master's Degree School for You

Social Work is the #13 most popular major in the country with 58,326 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Social Work Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. This report analyzed 19 schools in the New England Region to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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2023 Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Social Work Master's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Social Work Master's Degree Schools

#1

Boston University

Boston, MA

Our 2023 rankings named Boston University the best school in the New England Region for social work students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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#2

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Boston College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Boston College is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Chestnut Hill.

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#3

Smith College

Northampton, MA

Out of the 19 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Smith College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Northampton, Smith is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#4

Anna Maria College

Paxton, MA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Anna Maria College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the rural area of Paxton, Anna Maria is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#5

Simmons University

Boston, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Simmons University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Simmons is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

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#6

Quinnipiac University

Hamden, CT

Quinnipiac University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Quinnipiac is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Hamden.

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#7

University of Vermont

Burlington, VT

University of Vermont landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree social work programs. Located in the small city of Burlington, UVM is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #8, University of Connecticut did quite well on this year’s best schools for social work students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public school with a very large student population.

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University of New Hampshire - Main Campus ranked #9 on this year’s Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. UNH is a large public school located in the suburb of Durham.

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#10

University of New England

Biddeford, ME

University of New England ranked #10 on this year’s Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. UNE is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize suburb of Biddeford.

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Best Social Work Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 2,067
Connecticut 694
New Hampshire 171
Maine 352
Rhode Island 215
Vermont 121

One of 5 majors within the area of study, social work has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Public Administration 16,905
Human Services 13,238
Public Policy 6,430
Community Organization & Advocacy 3,096
Other Public Administration 588

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 19 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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.

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