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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$16,074 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$44,665 Avg Salary

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

Social Work is one of the most popular subjects to study in Maine. With 352 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 5th out of all the majors we track in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Best Value Social Work Master's Degree Schools in Maine ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Maine to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for social work students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

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

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

Check out the social work master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

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

Our 2023 rankings named University of Southern Maine the best value school in Maine for social work students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Portland, University of Southern Maine is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

University of Southern Maine graduate students pay an average of $8,856 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

University of Southern Maine also took the #5 spot in our Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Maine rankings.

Full Social Work at University of Southern Maine Report

#2

University of Maine

Orono, ME

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maine. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Maine list. Located in the small suburb of Orono, UMaine is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMaine are $10,014 per year.

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#3

University of New England

Biddeford, ME

Out of the 3 schools in Maine that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New England landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Biddeford, UNE is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNE are $29,352 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UNE is ranked #1 for overall quality for social work in Maine.

Full Social Work at University of New England Report

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
Connecticut 694
New Hampshire 171
Rhode Island 215
Vermont 121

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

Majors Similar 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 3 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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