Find Schools

Study Area & Zipcode

Most Popular Social Work Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region

Find Schools Near

2023 Most Popular Social Work Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region

6 Colleges
$68,493 Avg Salary

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.

The Most Popular Social Work Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 6 schools in the New England Region to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Social Work program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Social Work Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found Southern Connecticut State University to be the most popular school for social work students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the New England Region . SCSU is a medium-sized public school located in the city of New Haven.

About 93% of the students majoring in social work at the school are women while 7% are male.

Read full report on Social Work at Southern Connecticut State University

#2

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boston College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Social Work Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Boston College is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chestnut Hill.

Women make up 56% of the social work majors at the school.

Read More…

#3

Smith College

Northampton, MA

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Smith College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular social work schools in the New England Region . Located in the suburb of Northampton, Smith is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Full Social Work at Smith College Report

#4

Boston University

Boston, MA

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Boston University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular social work schools in the New England Region . Located in the large city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Full Social Work at Boston University Report

#4

Simmons University

Boston, MA

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Simmons University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular social work schools in the New England Region . Simmons is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

Women make up 67% of the social work majors at the school.

Read full report on Social Work at Simmons University

With a ranking of #6, University of Connecticut did quite well on this year’s most popular 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.

Read full report on Social Work at University of Connecticut

Best Social Work Colleges by State

Explore the best 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

One of 5 majors within the area of study, social work has other similar majors worth exploring.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.

Featured Schools

Find Schools Near You

Our free school finder matches students with accredited colleges across the U.S.