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2023 Most Popular Social Work Schools in the New England Region

21 Colleges
$41,489 Avg Salary
$26,782 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Social Work 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Social Work Schools in the New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 21 schools in the New England Region to see which programs were the most popular 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for social work majors pursuing a .

#1

Simmons University

Boston, MA

Our analysis found Simmons University to be the most popular school for social work students who want to pursue a degree in the New England Region . Simmons is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

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#2

Boston University

Boston, MA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Boston University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Social Work Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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#3

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA

The excellent programs at Boston College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best social work schools in the New England Region . Boston College is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Chestnut Hill.

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#4

University of New England

Biddeford, ME

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of New England. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Social Work Schools in the New England Region list. UNE is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized suburb of Biddeford.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Connecticut. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Social Work Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#6

Smith College

Northampton, MA

Smith College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for social work students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the suburb of Northampton, Smith is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Salem State University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Social Work Schools in the New England Region list. Salem State is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Salem.

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#8

Springfield College

Springfield, MA

Springfield College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Social Work Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the midsize city of Springfield, Springfield College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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University of New Hampshire - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for social work students. It came in at #9 on the list. UNH is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Durham.

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#10

Sacred Heart University

Fairfield, CT

Sacred Heart University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular social work programs. Located in the large suburb of Fairfield, Sacred Heart is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Best Social Work Colleges by State

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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 21 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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