2023 Most Popular Online Social Work Schools in the New England Region
Finding the Most Popular Online Social Work 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Online Social Work Schools in the New England Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in the New England Region to see which online programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.
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2023 Most Popular Online Social Work Schools in the New England Region
Check out the online social work programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the New England Region .
Most Popular Online New England Region Schools in Social Work
Our 2023 rankings named University of Massachusetts Amherst the most popular online school in the New England Region for social work students. Located in the large suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public college with a very large student population.
Out of the 2 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Simmons University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Simmons is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.
On average, social work graduates from Simmons take out $27,000 in student loans while working on their degree.
Most Popular Online Social Work Colleges by State
Explore the most popular online 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 |
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Social Work Related Majors
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 2 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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