by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the New England Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 58,326 people earned their degree in social work, making the major the 13th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, social work graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $37,651 and had an average of $26,679 in loans still to pay off.
Across the New England region, there were 3,718 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,489 and $26,782 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 980 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,403 and $25,944 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the New England Region” ranking looked at 37 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in social work. That schools that top this list have a program in social work in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the New England Region” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region bachelor’s degree social work students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Elms College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the New England Region. Elms College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Chicopee, Massachusetts. It awarded 63 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Castleton University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the New England Region. Castleton University is located in Castleton, Vermont and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 30 bachelors’s social work degrees to qualified students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rhode Island College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the New England Region. This medium-sized school is located in Providence, Rhode Island, and it awarded 102 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Connecticut State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the New England Region list. This small school is located in Willimantic, Connecticut, and it awarded 47 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western Connecticut State University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the New England Region. Located in Danbury, Connecticut, this small public school awarded 44 degrees to qualified bachelors’s social work students in 2020-2021.
Anna Maria College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the New England Region list. Anna Maria is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Paxton, Massachusetts. It awarded 15 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
Bridgewater State University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the New England Region ranking. Bridgewater State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Bridgewater, Massachusetts. It awarded 82 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
Salem State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the New England Region ranking. Located in Salem, Massachusetts, this medium-sized public school awarded 57 degrees to qualified bachelors’s social work students in 2020-2021.
University of Maine at Presque Isle did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #9. University of Maine at Presque Isle is a small public school situated in Presque Isle, Maine. It awarded 6 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Saint Joseph did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #10. USJ is located in West Hartford, Connecticut and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 23 bachelors’s social work degrees to qualified students.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #11, Southern Connecticut State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the New England Region list. This medium-sized school is located in New Haven, Connecticut, and it awarded 57 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #12, University of Southern Maine did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the New England Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Portland, Maine, and it awarded 41 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Gordon College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #13. Gordon College is a small school located in Wenham, Massachusetts that handed out 12 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Eastern Nazarene College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the New England Region ranking. Quincy, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s social work degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Central Connecticut State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #15. Central Connecticut State University is a medium-sized school located in New Britain, Connecticut that handed out 52 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
Westfield State University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the New England Region ranking. Westfield, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s social work degrees to 27 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
With a ranking of #17, Plymouth State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the New England Region list. Located in Plymouth, New Hampshire, this small public school awarded 18 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s social work students in 2020-2021.
University of New Hampshire - Main Campus ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the New England Region list. This fairly large school is located in Durham, New Hampshire, and it awarded 57 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
University of Massachusetts - Boston ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the New England Region list. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s social work degrees to 49 students in 2020-2021.
Saint Anselm College ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the New England Region list. This small school is located in Manchester, New Hampshire, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Vermont came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the New England Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Burlington, Vermont, and it awarded 41 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
University of Maine landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the New England Region ranking. Orono, Maine is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s social work degrees to 29 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Salve Regina University landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the New England Region ranking. Salve Regina University is located in Newport, Rhode Island and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s social work degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Champlain College landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the New England Region ranking. This small school is located in Burlington, Vermont, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
Simmons University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #25. Simmons is a medium-sized school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 20 bachelors’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
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