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2023 Best Value Social Work Doctor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$37,895 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$68,493 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, social work students earned 1,670 degrees and certificates from a Massachusetts school, making the subject the 5th in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Social Work Doctor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Massachusetts to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for social work students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Social Work Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts

Check out the social work doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Massachusetts 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 Massachusetts for social work students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the small city of Chestnut Hill, Boston College is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Boston College are $32,722 per year.

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#2

Simmons University

Boston, MA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Simmons University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Social Work Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the city of Boston, Simmons is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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

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#3

Smith College

Northampton, MA

Out of the 4 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Smith College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Smith is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Northampton.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Smith are $55,830 per year.

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#4

Boston University

Boston, MA

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Boston University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value social work schools in Massachusetts. Boston U is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

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

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Best Value Social Work Colleges in the New England Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Connecticut 407
Rhode Island 82
New Hampshire 89
Maine 265
Vermont 36

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

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 4 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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