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2022 Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k

5 Ranked Colleges
21 Degrees Awarded
$41,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

With 56,762 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, social work is the 8th most popular major in the United States.

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 $30-$48k” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region doctor’s degree social work students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 5 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income $30-$48k) in the New England Region

#1

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boston College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 4 degrees to qualified doctorate’s social work students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region doctor’s degree social work students whose families make $30-$48k list, Boston College has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Social Work Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Boston College are $31,930.

Read full report on Social Work at Boston College

#2

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Boston University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Boston U is located in Boston, Massachusetts and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 doctorate’s social work degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our new england region doctor’s degree social work students whose families make $30-$48k list, Boston U has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Social Work Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boston University are $57,666, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Boston University Social Work Report

#3

Smith College

Northampton, Massachusetts
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Smith College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Smith College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Northampton, Massachusetts. It awarded 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 College are $53,940, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Smith College Social Work Report

#4

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Connecticut landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in Storrs, Connecticut, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s social work degrees in 2019-2020.

UCONN not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Social Work Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCONN are $41,576, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Social Work at University of Connecticut

#5

Simmons University

Boston, Massachusetts
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Simmons University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k. 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 not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Social Work Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Simmons are $21,698, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Social Work at Simmons University

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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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