2022 Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k

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In 2019-2020, 56,762 social work students received their degree, making the major the 8th most popular in the country.

Across the New England region, there were 3,663 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 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 For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the social work program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region doctor’s degree social work students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 5 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income $0-$30k) in the New England Region

#1

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts

#2 in overall quality

$31,930 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston College landed the #1 spot on the list. Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s social work degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

Boston College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Social Work Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boston College are $31,930, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Social Work at Boston College

#2

Smith College

Northampton, Massachusetts

#5 in overall quality

$53,940 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Smith College landed the #2 spot on the list. Smith College is a small school located in Northampton, Massachusetts that handed out 7 doctorate’s social work degrees in 2019-2020.

Smith not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Social Work Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Smith are $53,940, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Social Work at Smith College

#3

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 For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston University landed the #3 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 did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Social Work Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boston U are $57,666, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Social Work at Boston University

#4

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut

#3 in overall quality

$41,576 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Connecticut landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Connecticut is a large school located in Storrs, Connecticut that handed out 3 doctorate’s social work degrees 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 University of Connecticut Social Work Report

#5

Simmons University

Boston, Massachusetts

#4 in overall quality

$21,698 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Simmons University landed the #5 spot on the 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 also took the #4 spot in our “Best Social Work Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Simmons University are $21,698, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Simmons Social Work Report

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income $0-$30k)

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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