2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income Over $110k) in Maine

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Vallue Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Maine For Those Making Over $110k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 Maine, there were 417 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 326 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $54,633 and $49,829 respectively.

This year’s “Best Vallue Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Maine For Those Making Over $110k” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in social work. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent social work programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the social work program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Vallue Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Maine For Those Making Over $110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for maine master’s degree social work students whose families make more than $110k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income Over $110k) in Maine

#1

University of Southern Maine

Portland, Maine

#3 in overall quality

$22,308 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Vallue Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Maine For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern Maine landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Southern Maine is a public institution located in Portland, Maine. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 47 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Southern Maine not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Maine” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Southern Maine are $22,308, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Social Work at University of Southern Maine

#2

University of Maine

Orono, Maine

#2 in overall quality

$28,352 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Maine. The school came in at #2 for the Best Vallue Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Maine For Those Making Over $110k. This fairly large school is located in Orono, Maine, and it awarded 43 masters’s social work degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our maine master’s degree social work students whose families make more than $110k list, UMaine has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Maine” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMaine are $28,352, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Social Work at UMaine

#3

University of New England

Biddeford, Maine

#1 in overall quality

$28,016 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of New England. The school came in at #3 for the Best Vallue Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Maine For Those Making Over $110k. Located in Biddeford, Maine, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 236 diplomas to qualified masters’s social work students in 2019-2020.

UNE did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Maine” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of New England are $28,016, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income Over $110k) in the New England Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income Over $110k)

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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