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2023 Most Popular 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Social Work Master's Degree Schools in Maine ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in Maine to see which ones were the most popular master'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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Social Work Master's Degree Colleges.

#1

University of New England

Biddeford, ME

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

Women make up 87% of the social work majors at the school.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Southern Maine is a great place for social work students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Portland, University of Southern Maine is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 88% of the social work majors at the school.

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#3

University of Maine

Orono, ME

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

Women make up 91% of the social work majors at the school.

Read full report on Social Work at University of Maine

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
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.

  • 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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