2023 Best Value Social Work Master's Degree Schools in Massachusetts
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Social Work Master'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.
The Best Value Social Work Master's Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 9 schools in Massachusetts to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for social work students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
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.
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2023 Best Value Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for social work majors pursuing a master's degree.
Best Massachusetts Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Social Work
Our analysis found Westfield State University to be the best value school for social work students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Massachusetts. Westfield is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Westfield.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Westfield are $6,696 per year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Anna Maria College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value social work schools in Massachusetts. Anna Maria is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Paxton.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Anna Maria are $10,530 per year.
Out of the 9 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Salem State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Salem, Salem State is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Salem State graduate students pay an average of $8,857 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
The excellent master’s degree programs at Bridgewater State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value social work schools in Massachusetts. Bridgewater State is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Bridgewater.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Bridgewater State are $11,397 per year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Simmons University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the city of Boston, Simmons is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Simmons are $21,546 per year.
Boston College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree social work programs. Located in the small city of Chestnut Hill, Boston College is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Boston College graduate students pay an average of $32,722 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Boston College also took the #5 spot in our Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts rankings.
With a ranking of #7, Springfield College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for social work students working on their master’s degree. Springfield College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Springfield.
Springfield College graduate students pay an average of $33,535 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Smith College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Smith is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Northampton.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Smith are $55,830 a year.
Boston University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree social work programs. Boston U is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.
Boston U graduate students pay an average of $59,418 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Boston U is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list.
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 |
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Majors Related to Social Work
Social Work is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related 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 9 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).
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