2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Work in Connecticut

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Connecticut, there were 644 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 343 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,793 and $40,407 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut” ranking looked at 4 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.

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 Master’s in Connecticut

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

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Work in Connecticut

#1

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut

#1 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 #1 on our 2022 Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut list. Located in Storrs, Connecticut, this large public school awarded 151 degrees to qualified masters’s social work students in 2019-2020.

UCONN also took the #1 spot in our “Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Connecticut are $41,576, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UCONN Social Work Report

#2

University of Saint Joseph

West Hartford, Connecticut

#2 in overall quality

$15,228 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Saint Joseph. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut. Located in West Hartford, Connecticut, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 58 degrees to qualified masters’s social work students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our connecticut master’s degree social work students list, USJ has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at USJ are $15,228, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Social Work at USJ

#3

Southern Connecticut State University

New Haven, Connecticut

#4 in overall quality

$26,658 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Connecticut State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Southern Connecticut State University is located in New Haven, Connecticut and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 58 masters’s social work degrees to qualified students.

SCSU also took the #4 spot in our “Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at SCSU are $26,658.

Full SCSU Social Work Report

#4

Quinnipiac University

Hamden, Connecticut

#3 in overall quality

$20,090 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, Quinnipiac University landed the #4 spot on the list. Quinnipiac University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Hamden, Connecticut. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 20 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Quinnipiac also made our “Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Quinnipiac are $20,090.

Read more about Social Work at Quinnipiac 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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