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2023 Best Value Social Work Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

6 Colleges
$36,492 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$68,493 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 33,631 social work students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #6 most popular in the country.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Social Work Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in the New England Region to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for social work students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Social Work Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region

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

Best New England Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Social Work

#1

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA

Our 2023 rankings named Boston College the best value school in the New England Region for social work students working on their doctor’s degree. Boston College is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chestnut Hill.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Boston College are $32,722 a year.

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#2

Simmons University

Boston, MA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Simmons University is a great value for social work students working on their doctor’s degree. Simmons is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Simmons are $21,546 a year.

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Out of the 6 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Connecticut State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. SCSU is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of New Haven.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at SCSU are $26,537 a year.

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#4

Smith College

Northampton, MA

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Smith College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value social work schools in the New England Region . Located in the large suburb of Northampton, Smith is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Smith are $55,830 a year.

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#5

Boston University

Boston, MA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Boston University is a great value for social work students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Boston U are $59,418 a year.

Boston U excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Social Work Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list.

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University of Connecticut landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree social work programs. Located in the large suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UCONN are $42,237 a year.

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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 1,670
Connecticut 407
Rhode Island 82
New Hampshire 89
Maine 265
Vermont 36

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

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 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.

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