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

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region” 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 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.

For this year’s “Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the social work program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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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 Doctorate in the New England Region” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region doctor’s degree social work students.

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

#1

Simmons University

Boston, Massachusetts

#4 in overall quality

$21,698 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Simmons University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region 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.

Simmons also took the #4 spot in our “Best Social Work Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Simmons University are $21,698, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Social Work at Simmons University

#2

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts

#2 in overall quality

$31,930 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Boston College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region. Boston College is a fairly large school located in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts that handed out 4 doctorate’s social work degrees in 2019-2020.

Boston College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Social Work Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boston College are $31,930, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Social Work at Boston College

#3

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut

#3 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 #3 on our 2022 Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region 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.

UCONN also took the #3 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 University of Connecticut are $41,576.

Full University of Connecticut Social Work Report

#4

Smith College

Northampton, Massachusetts

#5 in overall quality

$53,940 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Smith College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region list. Smith is located in Northampton, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 doctorate’s social work degrees to qualified students.

Smith also made our “Best Social Work Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #5. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Smith College are $53,940.

Full Smith Social Work Report

#5

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts

#1 in overall quality

$57,666 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Boston University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region. Boston U is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Boston U also took the #1 spot in our “Best Social Work Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boston U are $57,666, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Social Work at Boston U

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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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