2022 Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Maine

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With 56,762 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, social work is the 8th most popular major in the United States.

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.

This year’s “Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Maine” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Maine

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

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Work in Maine

#1

University of Maine

Orono, Maine

#2 in overall quality

$28,352 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Maine that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maine landed the #1 spot on the list. UMaine is a fairly large school located in Orono, Maine that handed out 43 masters’s social work degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our maine master’s degree social work students list, UMaine has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Maine” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Maine are $28,352, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Social Work at University of Maine

#2

University of Southern Maine

Portland, Maine

#3 in overall quality

$22,308 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Maine that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern Maine landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Southern Maine is a medium-sized school located in Portland, Maine that handed out 47 masters’s social work degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Southern Maine also took the #3 spot 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

#3

University of New England

Biddeford, Maine

#1 in overall quality

$28,016 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New England. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Maine list. UNE 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 not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Maine” list. 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

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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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