Social Work is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #13 most popular major in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
College Factual reviewed 3 schools in Maine to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of social work. Combined, these schools handed out 352 degrees in social work to qualified students.
The social work program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Social Work rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for social work schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Social Work Schools in Maine list, to help you choose the best school for you.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
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The schools below may not offer all types of social work degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
University of New England is a great option for students interested in a degree in social work. Located in the midsize suburb of Biddeford, UNE is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #709 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UNE is a great university overall.
There were roughly 177 social work students who graduated with this degree at UNE in the most recent data year. Those social work students who get their degree from University of New England receive $6,198 more than the average social work graduate.
University of Southern Maine is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in social work. University of Southern Maine is a moderately-sized public university located in the small city of Portland. This university ranks 7th out of 19 colleges for overall quality in the state of Maine.
There were about 89 social work students who graduated with this degree at University of Southern Maine in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the social work program report average early career wages of $37,602.
It's difficult to beat University of Maine if you want to pursue a degree in social work. UMaine is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Orono. This university ranks 19th out of 19 colleges for overall quality in the state of Maine.
There were approximately 76 social work students who graduated with this degree at UMaine in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduating, social work degree recipients usually earn an average of $38,587 at the beginning of their careers.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest 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).
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The social work program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Social Work rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for social work schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
