2022 Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Maine

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Maine” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 57,618 people earned their degree in social work, making the major the 12th most popular in the United States. 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” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in social work. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great social work programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the social work program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Maine” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Maine

The colleges and universities below are the best for maine master’s degree social work students.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Work in Maine

#1

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 #1 on our 2022 Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Maine 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 did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Maine” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Maine are $28,352, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Maine Social Work Report

#2

University of Southern Maine

Portland, Maine

#3 in overall quality

$22,308 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$42,682 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern Maine. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Maine list. University of Southern Maine is a public institution located in Portland, Maine. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 47 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Southern Maine also took the #3 spot in our “Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Maine” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Southern Maine are $22,308, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Social Work at University of Southern Maine

#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 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 not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Maine” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNE are $28,016, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UNE 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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