2023 Best Value Social Work Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Social Work Doctor'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 Value Social Work Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in the New England Region to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for social work students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Best New England Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Social Work
Our analysis found Boston College to be the best value school for social work students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the New England Region . Boston College is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Chestnut Hill.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Boston College are $32,722 a year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Simmons University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Social Work Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Simmons is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Simmons are $21,546 per year.
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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Southern Connecticut State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value social work schools in the New England Region . SCSU is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of New Haven.
SCSU graduate students pay an average of $26,537 in tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 6 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Smith College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Northampton, Smith is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Smith are $55,830 per year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boston University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Social Work Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Boston U are $59,418 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Boston U also did well on our Best Social Work Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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With a ranking of #6, University of Connecticut did quite well on this year’s best value schools for social work students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public school with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UCONN are $42,237 per year.
Request InformationBest Social Work Colleges by State
Explore the best social work colleges 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 |
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Social Work Related Majors for Social Work
One of 5 majors within the area of study, social work has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related to Social Work
| 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 6 schools only.
- 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).
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