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

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In 2019-2020, 57,618 people earned their degree in social work, making the major the 12th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, social work graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $36,459 and had an average of $30,084 in loans still to pay off.

Across Maine, there were 417 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,800 and $36,433 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 For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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

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

$42,682 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Southern Maine. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Maine For Those Getting Aid. University of Southern Maine is located in Portland, Maine and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 47 masters’s social work degrees to qualified students.

University of Southern Maine also took the #3 spot in our “Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Maine” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Southern Maine are $22,308.

Full University of Southern Maine Social Work Report

#2

University of Maine

Orono, Maine

#2 in overall quality

$28,352 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$44,852 Average Early-Career Earnings

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 Maine landed the #2 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Orono, Maine, and it awarded 43 masters’s social work degrees in 2019-2020.

UMaine also took the #2 spot in our “Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Maine” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UMaine are $28,352.

Read full report on Social Work at University of Maine

#3

University of New England

Biddeford, Maine

#1 in overall quality

$28,016 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$45,963 Average Early-Career Earnings

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 For Those Getting Aid 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 also made our “Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Maine” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of New England are $28,016.

Full UNE Social Work Report

• 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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