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2023 Best Value Social Work Schools in Maine

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$20,570 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$39,644 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Social Work 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Social Work Schools in Maine to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Maine to see which 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 Schools in Maine

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

Best Maine Schools for Affordable Quality in Social Work

$9,904 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named University of Southern Maine the best value school in Maine for social work students. Located in the small city of Portland, University of Southern Maine is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at University of Southern Maine are $9,904 a year. After completing their degree, social work graduates from University of Southern Maine carry an average student debtload of $23,433.

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#2

University of Maine

Orono, ME
$11,986 Average Tuition & Fees

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

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UMaine are $11,986 a year. While working on their degree, social work majors at UMaine accumulate an average of around $27,000 in student debt.

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#3

University of New England

Biddeford, ME
$39,820 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of New England is a great value for social work students. Located in the midsize suburb of Biddeford, UNE is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UNE are $39,820 a year.

UNE also took the #4 spot in our Best Social Work Schools in Maine rankings.

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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
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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