2022 Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Social Work is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 8th of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 56,762 degrees were awarded to students with this major.

Across Connecticut, there were 644 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 343 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,793 and $40,407 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in social work. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality social work programs that also have a lower cost than 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Making $0-$30k

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

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income $0-$30k) in Connecticut

#1

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut

#1 in overall quality

$41,576 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Connecticut. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Making $0-$30k list. UCONN is located in Storrs, Connecticut and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 151 masters’s social work degrees to qualified students.

UCONN not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCONN are $41,576, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Social Work at University of Connecticut

#2

Southern Connecticut State University

New Haven, Connecticut

#4 in overall quality

$26,658 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern Connecticut State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Making $0-$30k. This medium-sized school is located in New Haven, Connecticut, and it awarded 58 masters’s social work degrees in 2019-2020.

SCSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Connecticut State University are $26,658.

Read more about Social Work at Southern Connecticut State University

#3

University of Saint Joseph

West Hartford, Connecticut

#2 in overall quality

$15,228 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Saint Joseph. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Making $0-$30k list. West Hartford, Connecticut is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s social work degrees to 58 students in 2019-2020.

USJ also made our “Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at USJ are $15,228, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full USJ Social Work Report

#4

Quinnipiac University

Hamden, Connecticut

#3 in overall quality

$20,090 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Quinnipiac University landed the #4 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Hamden, Connecticut, and it awarded 20 masters’s social work degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Quinnipiac, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Quinnipiac are $20,090, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Social Work at Quinnipiac University

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