2022 Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Doctorate in the New England Region” 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 the New England region, there were 3,696 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,311 and $33,314 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 21 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,889 and $109,372 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in social work. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent social work programs, but they also cost less that 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region doctor’s degree social work students.

Top 5 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Work in the New England Region

#1

Simmons University

Boston, Massachusetts

#4 in overall quality

$21,698 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Simmons University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region list. Simmons University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Simmons not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Social Work Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Simmons are $21,698, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Social Work at Simmons

#2

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts

#2 in overall quality

$31,930 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boston College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region list. Located in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 4 degrees to qualified doctorate’s social work students in 2019-2020.

Boston College also took the #2 spot in our “Best Social Work Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Boston College are $31,930.

Read full report on Social Work at Boston College

#3

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut

#3 in overall quality

$41,576 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Connecticut. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region list. Storrs, Connecticut is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s social work degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

UCONN did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Social Work Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Connecticut are $41,576, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UCONN Social Work Report

#4

Smith College

Northampton, Massachusetts

#5 in overall quality

$53,940 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$68,219 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Smith College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region list. Northampton, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s social work degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

Smith did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Social Work Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Smith College are $53,940, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Social Work at Smith

#5

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts

#1 in overall quality

$57,666 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston University landed the #5 spot on the list. Boston University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 4 doctorate’s social work degrees in 2019-2020.

Boston U not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Social Work Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Boston University are $57,666.

Full Boston University Social Work Report

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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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