2027 Best Value Clinical/Medical Social Work Schools in the New England Region
[Clinical/Medical Social Work](/majors/health-care-professions/mental-social-health-services/clinical-medical-social-work/) programs reward a close look at where your money goes furthest. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.
To produce this 2027 ranking, College Factual evaluated 2 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for clinical/medical social work students.
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2027 Best Value Clinical/Medical Social Work Schools in the New England Region
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the clinical/medical social work degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Clinical/Medical Social Work Schools
Central Connecticut State University earned the #1 spot for value among clinical/medical social work schools in the New England Region. Located in the suburb of New Britain, Central Connecticut State University is a large public university. Students from in state pay about $13,050 in tuition and fees, while out-of-state students pay about $16,550. Typical student debt for clinical/medical social work graduates is $24,340. Early-career clinical/medical social work graduates make about $50,801. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. Central Connecticut State University admits about 73% of applicants.
Students looking for strong value in clinical/medical social work will find it at Fairfield University, which ranked #2. Located in the suburb of Fairfield, Fairfield University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university. In-state tuition and fees average $58,400. Clinical/medical Social Work graduates carry a median of $26,687 in student loans. Soon after graduation, clinical/medical social work degree recipients from Fairfield University generally make around $52,092. Set against $26,687 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Fairfield University admits about 33% of applicants.
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Notes and References
This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 ranked 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 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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