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2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Social Work in the New England Region

5 Colleges in the New England Region
21 Doctor's Degrees
A doctor's degree in social work is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #45 out of 295 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many colleges that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual looked at 5 colleges and universities when compiling its 2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Social Work in the New England Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 21 doctor's degrees in social work during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Social Work School for Your Doctor's Degree

Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Social Work in the New England Region The social work doctor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. One of the reasons we created our Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Social Work in the New England Region ranking is to help you make that choice.

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of social work students usually has them for a reason. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

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Associate Degrees in Social Work
Bachelor's Degrees in Social Work
Master's Degrees in Social Work
Overall Popularity in Social Work

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for social work.


 

Learn about the most popular colleges and universities for social work students seeking a a doctor's degree.

Most Well Attended Schools for Social Work Students Working on Their Doctorate

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Smith College
Northampton, MA
7 Annual Doctor's Degrees
#1 Most Popular In MA
#4 Best Quality In MA

Smith College is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in social work. Smith is a small private not-for-profit college located in the suburb of Northampton. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #4 in quality for doctor's degrees in social work in Massachusetts.

There were about 7 social work individuals who graduated with this degree at Smith in the most recent year we have data available.

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Boston University
Boston, MA
4 Annual Doctor's Degrees
#2 Most Popular In MA
#2 Best Quality In MA

Boston University is a popular decision for students interested in a doctor's degree in social work. Boston U is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Boston. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in social work in Massachusetts.

There were about 4 social work individuals who graduated with this degree at Boston U in the most recent data year.

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Boston College
Chestnut Hill, MA
4 Annual Doctor's Degrees
#2 Most Popular In MA
#1 Best Quality In MA

Every student who is interested in a doctor's degree in social work needs to take a look at Boston College. Boston College is a fairly large private not-for-profit college located in the small city of Chestnut Hill. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in social work in Massachusetts.

There were about 4 social work students who graduated with this degree at Boston College in the most recent year we have data available.

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3 Annual Doctor's Degrees
#1 Most Popular In CT
#1 Best Quality In CT

University of Connecticut is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in social work. Located in the suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public university with a very large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in social work in Connecticut.

There were roughly 3 social work individuals who graduated with this degree at UCONN in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in social work from University of Connecticut

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3 Annual Doctor's Degrees
#4 Most Popular In MA
#3 Best Quality In MA

Simmons University is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in social work. Simmons is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Boston. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for doctor's degrees in social work in Massachusetts.

There were roughly 3 social work individuals who graduated with this degree at Simmons in the most recent data year.

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Best Social Work Colleges by State

Explore the most popular social work schools for a specific state in the New England Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 147 22
Connecticut 95 2
Maine 46 0

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Social Work is one of 5 different types of Public Administration & Social Service programs to choose from.

Social Work Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Social Work 21

Related Major Annual Graduates
Public Policy 74
Other Public Administration 6

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