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2023 Most Popular Social Work Doctor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts

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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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Social Work Doctor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in Massachusetts to see which ones were the most popular doctor'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 doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Massachusetts.

#1

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA

Our analysis found Boston College to be the most popular school for social work students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Massachusetts. Located in the small city of Chestnut Hill, Boston College is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Women make up 56% of the social work majors at the school.

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#2

Smith College

Northampton, MA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Smith College is a great place for social work students working on their doctor’s degree. Smith is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Northampton.

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#3

Simmons University

Boston, MA

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Simmons University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular social work schools in Massachusetts. Located in the city of Boston, Simmons is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 67% of the social work majors at the school.

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#3

Boston University

Boston, MA

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Boston University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular social work schools in Massachusetts. Boston U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

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Best Social Work Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Most Popular Social Work Colleges 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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