Ranked #3 in popularity, social work is one of the most sought-after master's degree programs in the nation. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.
College Factual reviewed 3 schools in Maine to determine which ones were the most popular for master's degree seekers in the field of social work. Combined, these schools handed out 326 master's degrees in social work to qualified students.
Choosing a Great Social Work School for Your Master's Degree
Your choice of school for getting your master's degree in social work matters.
As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Social Work in Maine ranking.
A high popularity ranking isn't always a sign that a school has a great overall quality ranking for social work, but it does mean that many students are choosing the school for some reason. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.
We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process.
To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above.
If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location.
Plus, you can view our other rankings for social work.
Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Social Work in Maine
Explore the most popular colleges and universities for social work students seeking a a master's degree.
Most Well Attended Schools for Social Work Students Working on Their Master's
Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in social work has to look into University of New England. Located in the midsize suburb of Biddeford, UNE is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in social work in Maine.
There were roughly 236 social work students who graduated with this degree at UNE in the most recent year we have data available.
Master's graduates who receive their degree from the social work program earn around $43,600 in the first couple years of their career.
Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in social work needs to check out University of Southern Maine. University of Southern Maine is a moderately-sized public university located in the city of Portland. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for master's degrees in social work in Maine.
There were roughly 47 social work individuals who graduated with this degree at University of Southern Maine in the most recent data year.
Master's students who receive their degree from the social work program make about $41,100 in the first couple years of working.
Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in social work needs to look into University of Maine. UMaine is a large public university located in the suburb of Orono. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for master's degrees in social work in Maine.
There were roughly 43 social work students who graduated with this degree at UMaine in the most recent year we have data available.
Master's graduates who receive their degree from the social work program make an average of $42,800 for their early career.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest 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).
Your choice of school for getting your master's degree in social work matters.
As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Social Work in Maine ranking.
