2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income $75-$110k) in Maine

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Maine For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Social Work is the 12th most popular major in the country with 57,618 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, social work graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $36,459 and had an average of $30,084 in loans still to pay off.

Across Maine, there were 417 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,800 and $36,433 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 326 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $54,633 and $49,829 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Maine For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in social work. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality social work programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the social work program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The social work school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Maine For Those Making $75-$110k”.

We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.

Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Maine For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Maine For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income $75-$110k) in Maine

#1

University of Southern Maine

Portland, Maine

#3 in overall quality

$22,308 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$42,682 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Maine For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern Maine landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Southern Maine is located in Portland, Maine and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 47 masters’s social work degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Southern Maine, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Maine” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Southern Maine are $22,308.

Full University of Southern Maine Social Work Report

#2

University of Maine

Orono, Maine

#2 in overall quality

$28,352 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$44,852 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maine. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Maine For Those Making $75-$110k list. Orono, Maine is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s social work degrees to 43 students in 2019-2020.

UMaine also made our “Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Maine” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMaine are $28,352, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Social Work at UMaine

#3

University of New England

Biddeford, Maine

#1 in overall quality

$28,016 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$45,963 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Maine For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New England landed the #3 spot on the list. UNE is a private not-for-profit institution located in Biddeford, Maine. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 236 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UNE did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Maine” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNE are $28,016, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Social Work at University of New England

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income $75-$110k) in the New England Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income $75-$110k)

Notes and References

References

• 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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