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2023 Best Social Work Master's Degree Schools in Maine

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$44,665 Avg Salary

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

Social Work is the most popular major in Maine with 265 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Social Work Master's Degree Schools in Maine ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Maine to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Maine

The colleges and universities below are the best for social work majors pursuing a master's degree.

Top Maine Schools for a Master's in Social Work

#1

University of New England

Biddeford, ME

Our 2023 rankings named University of New England the best school in Maine for social work students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Biddeford, UNE is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Southern Maine. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Maine list. Located in the small city of Portland, University of Southern Maine is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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#3

University of Maine

Orono, ME

The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Maine helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best social work schools in Maine. Located in the suburb of Orono, UMaine is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Best Social Work Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Social Work Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 1,670
Connecticut 407
Rhode Island 82
New Hampshire 89
Vermont 36

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

Majors Similar to Social Work

Related Major Annual Graduates
Public Administration 13,571
Public Policy 3,737
Human Services 1,277
Community Organization & Advocacy 741
Other Public Administration 295

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).
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