2022 Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Maine For Those Getting Aid

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Maine For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this 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.

For this year’s “Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Maine For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer 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.

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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Maine For Those Getting Aid” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Maine For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Maine For Those Getting Aid.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Work in Maine (With Aid)

#1

University of Southern Maine

Portland, Maine

#3 in overall quality

$22,308 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern Maine. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Maine For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Portland, Maine, this medium-sized public school handed out 47 degrees to qualified masters’s social work students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our maine master’s degree social work students with aid list, University of Southern Maine has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Maine” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Southern Maine are $22,308, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Southern Maine Social Work Report

#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 Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Maine For Those Getting Aid. This fairly large school is located in Orono, Maine, and it awarded 43 masters’s social work degrees in 2019-2020.

UMaine did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Maine” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMaine are $28,352, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Social Work at UMaine

#3

University of New England

Biddeford, Maine

#1 in overall quality

$28,016 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Maine For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New England landed the #3 spot on the list. University of New England is located in Biddeford, Maine and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 236 masters’s social work degrees to qualified students.

UNE also made our “Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Maine” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNE are $28,016, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Social Work at University of New England

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

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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