2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Work in Massachusetts

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts” 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 Massachusetts, there were 2,151 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 18 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,213 and $99,210 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts” 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts

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

Top 4 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Work in Massachusetts

#1

Simmons University

Boston, Massachusetts

#3 in overall quality

$21,698 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Simmons University landed the #1 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s social work degrees in 2019-2020.

Simmons did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Social Work Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Simmons are $21,698, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Simmons Social Work Report

#1

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 #1 for the Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts. Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts is the setting for this fairly 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 College, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Social Work Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boston College are $31,930, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Boston College Social Work Report

#2

Smith College

Northampton, Massachusetts

#3 in overall quality

$53,940 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Smith College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts list. Smith is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Northampton, Massachusetts. It awarded 7 doctorate’s social work degrees in 2019-2020.

Smith also took the #3 spot in our “Best Social Work Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Smith College are $53,940.

Read full report on Social Work at Smith

#3

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts

#1 in overall quality

$57,666 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boston University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts list. 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 not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Social Work Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boston University are $57,666, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Social Work at Boston 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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