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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Work in the New England Region (With Aid)

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 Getting Aid

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 Getting Aid” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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 Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 5 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Work in the New England Region (With Aid)

#1

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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Connecticut landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Connecticut is a public institution located in Storrs, Connecticut. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCONN, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Social Work Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCONN are $41,576, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts
#1 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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston University landed the #2 spot on the list. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s social work degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Boston U, the school also landed the #1 spot 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 U are $57,666.

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#3

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Boston College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid. Boston College is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. It awarded 4 doctorate’s social work degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region doctor’s degree social work students with aid list, Boston College has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Social Work Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boston College are $31,930, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4

Simmons University

Boston, Massachusetts
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Simmons University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid list. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s social work degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Simmons, the school also landed the #4 spot 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 Simmons are $21,698.

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#5

Smith College

Northampton, Massachusetts
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Smith College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid. Smith is a small school located in Northampton, Massachusetts that handed out 7 doctorate’s social work degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Smith, the school also landed the #5 spot 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 Smith are $53,940.

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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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