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2023 Best Value Social Work Master's Degree Schools in Connecticut

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$17,313 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$44,665 Avg Salary

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

With 694 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, social work is the #15 most popular major in Connecticut.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Social Work Master's Degree Schools in Connecticut to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 4 schools in Connecticut to see which ones offered the best value master'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. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for social work majors pursuing a master's degree.

Best Connecticut Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Social Work

#1

University of Saint Joseph

West Hartford, CT

Our analysis found University of Saint Joseph to be the best value school for social work students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Connecticut. Located in the suburb of West Hartford, USJ is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at USJ are $15,264 a year.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Southern Connecticut State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value social work schools in Connecticut. Located in the city of New Haven, SCSU is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at SCSU are $13,321 per year.

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#3

Quinnipiac University

Hamden, CT

The excellent master’s degree programs at Quinnipiac University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value social work schools in Connecticut. Located in the large suburb of Hamden, Quinnipiac is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Quinnipiac graduate students pay an average of $20,340 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Quinnipiac did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut list.

Full Social Work at Quinnipiac University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Connecticut. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut list. UCONN is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Storrs.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UCONN are $20,325 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UCONN is ranked #4 for overall quality for social work in Connecticut.

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Best Value Social Work Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Value Social Work Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

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

Social Work is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.

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 4 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Army Medicine.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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