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

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Finding the Best Social Work Master'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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Social Work Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 21 schools in the New England Region to see which ones were the most popular master'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.

Check out the social work master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the New England Region .

#1

Simmons University

Boston, MA

Our analysis found Simmons University to be the most popular school for social work students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the New England Region . Simmons is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

About 87% of the students majoring in social work at the school are women while 13% are male.

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#2

Boston University

Boston, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boston University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

About 90% of the students majoring in social work at the school are women while 10% are male.

Full Social Work at Boston University Report

#3

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Boston 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 . Boston College is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chestnut Hill.

About 86% of the students majoring in social work at the school are women while 14% are male.

Full Social Work at Boston College Report

#4

University of New England

Biddeford, ME

The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of New England helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular social work schools in the New England Region . UNE is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized suburb of Biddeford.

About 87% of the students majoring in social work at the school are women while 13% are male.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Connecticut helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular social work schools in the New England Region . Located in the suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 86% of the social work majors at the school.

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#6

Smith College

Northampton, MA

Smith College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the suburb of Northampton, Smith is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 88% of the students majoring in social work at the school are women while 12% are male.

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Salem State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for social work students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Salem State is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Salem.

Women make up 88% of the social work majors at the school.

Full Social Work at Salem State University Report

#8

Springfield College

Springfield, MA

Springfield College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, Springfield College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 100 students majoring in social work at Springfield College, 11% are male and 89% are female.

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#9

Sacred Heart University

Fairfield, CT

Sacred Heart University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree social work programs. Located in the large suburb of Fairfield, Sacred Heart is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

About 89% of the students majoring in social work at the school are women while 11% are male.

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University of New Hampshire - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for social work students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. UNH is a large public school located in the suburb of Durham.

Women make up 85% of the social work majors at the school.

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Best Social Work Colleges by State

Explore the best social work colleges 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 21 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.

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