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2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the New England Region

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Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the New England Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the New England Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Social Work is the 13th most popular major in the country with 58,326 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. 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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 2,511 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,899 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the New England Region” ranking analyzed 21 colleges that offered a degree 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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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the New England Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the New England Region”.

Top 21 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Work in the New England Region

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Simmons University
Boston, Massachusetts

Out of the 21 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Simmons University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 551 degrees to qualified masters’s social work students in 2020-2021.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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%.

Full Simmons Social Work Report

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Smith College
Northampton, Massachusetts

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Smith College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the New England Region. Smith College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Northampton, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 121 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. 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.

Full Smith College Social Work Report

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Springfield College
Springfield, Massachusetts

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Springfield College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the New England Region list. Springfield College is located in Springfield, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 100 masters’s social work degrees to qualified students.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read full report on Social Work at Springfield College

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University of New England
Biddeford, Maine

Out of the 21 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New England landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Biddeford, Maine, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 170 diplomas to qualified masters’s social work students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Social Work at UNE

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University of Saint Joseph
West Hartford, Connecticut

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Saint Joseph. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the New England Region list. This small school is located in West Hartford, Connecticut, and it awarded 66 masters’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read more about Social Work at University of Saint Joseph

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Salem State University
Salem, Massachusetts

Salem State University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the New England Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Salem, Massachusetts, and it awarded 118 masters’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Social Work at Salem State

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Westfield State University
Westfield, Massachusetts

With a ranking of #7, Westfield State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the New England Region list. Westfield, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s social work degrees to 82 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%.

Full Westfield Social Work Report

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Boston College
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts

Boston College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the New England Region ranking. Located in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 264 diplomas to qualified masters’s social work students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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 freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read full report on Social Work at Boston College

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Rhode Island College
Providence, Rhode Island

Rhode Island College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the New England Region ranking. Rhode Island College is a public institution located in Providence, Rhode Island. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 82 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Social Work at RIC

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Sacred Heart University
Fairfield, Connecticut

Sacred Heart University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the New England Region ranking. Sacred Heart University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Fairfield, Connecticut. It awarded 88 masters’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Social Work at Sacred Heart University

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Southern Connecticut State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #11. SCSU is a medium-sized school located in New Haven, Connecticut that handed out 68 masters’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Social Work at SCSU

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Anna Maria College
Paxton, Massachusetts

With a ranking of #12, Anna Maria College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the New England Region list. Located in Paxton, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 13 diplomas to qualified masters’s social work students in 2020-2021.

Full Anna Maria Social Work Report

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Boston University
Boston, Massachusetts

Boston University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the New England Region ranking. Boston U is located in Boston, Massachusetts and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 315 masters’s social work degrees to qualified students.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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%.

Read more about Social Work at Boston University

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Bridgewater State University
Bridgewater, Massachusetts

With a ranking of #14, Bridgewater State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the New England Region list. Bridgewater State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Bridgewater, Massachusetts. It awarded 70 masters’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Social Work at Bridgewater State

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University of Southern Maine ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the New England Region list. University of Southern Maine is a medium-sized school located in Portland, Maine that handed out 48 masters’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Southern Maine Social Work Report

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University of New Hampshire - Main Campus ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the New England Region list. Located in Durham, New Hampshire, this fairly large public school handed out 87 diplomas to qualified masters’s social work students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Full University of New Hampshire - Main Campus Social Work Report

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University of Maine
Orono, Maine

University of Maine did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #17. Located in Orono, Maine, this fairly large public school handed out 47 degrees to qualified masters’s social work students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Maine Social Work Report

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University of Connecticut
Storrs, Connecticut

University of Connecticut ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the New England Region list. Storrs, Connecticut is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s social work degrees to 145 students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.

Read more about Social Work at UCONN

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Regis College
Weston, Massachusetts

With a ranking of #19, Regis College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the New England Region list. Located in Weston, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 15 degrees to qualified masters’s social work students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read more about Social Work at Regis College

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University of Vermont
Burlington, Vermont

University of Vermont ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the New England Region list. UVM is a fairly large school located in Burlington, Vermont that handed out 36 masters’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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Read full report on Social Work at UVM

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Quinnipiac University
Hamden, Connecticut

Quinnipiac University came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Work Major in the New England Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Hamden, Connecticut, and it awarded 25 masters’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Social Work at Quinnipiac University

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