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Massachusetts Community and Social Service Specialists: Schools and Careers

Career Information for Community And Social Service Specialists in Massachusetts

Fast Facts for Community And Social Service Specialists in Massachusetts

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Pittsfield, Haverhill, and Springfield
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Worcester, Leominster, and Boston
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: Boston, Springfield, and Framingham

Salaries for Community And Social Service Specialists in Massachusetts

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: Haverhill, Springfield, and Leominster. (See table at bottom of page)

Schools for Community And Social Service Specialists in Massachusetts are listed below.

Selected Social Service Specialist Training Schools in Massachusetts

These schools offer particularly quick info upon request, and we have written detailed profiles for each (click school names to see the profiles).

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University of Phoenix
Braintree, Burlington, Westborough

Founded in 1976, University of Phoenix is dedicated to meeting the needs of working students. Now the largest private university in North America, we offer conveniently located campuses and learning centers as well as a flexible online learning format.

  • Programs: Human Services, Human Services Management, MS In Counseling/Community Counseling, Online Program - Human Services Management, Online Program - Human Services/Management
  • Degrees/Course Work: Associate, Bachelor, Master
(Offerings vary by location; please request additional info.)

Selected Online Schools for Community and Social Service Specialists in Massachusetts

University of Phoenix Online
Online

Providing the flexibility of a 100% online education. Receive lectures, questions and assignments from instructors electronically. Students study them at their convenience.

  • Programs: Human Services Management, Human Services/Management
  • Degrees/Course Work: Associate, Bachelor

Walden University
Online

Offers online graduate degrees in a wide variety of fields. Offered online

  • Programs: Human Services
  • Degrees/Course Work: Doctorate

Kaplan University Online
Online

Kaplan University offers dozens of online degree programs, designed for learners who require maximum schedule flexibility. Some degrees cab be earned in as few as 12 months.

  • Programs: Advanced Start BS In Human Services, Human Services, Human Services - Human Services Administration
  • Degrees/Course Work: Associate, Bachelor

Stratford Career Institute
Online

Career training in several fields. Offered in a distance-learning format.

  • Programs: Psychology/Social Work
  • Degrees/Course Work: Diploma

More Massachusetts Social Service Specialist Training Schools

School NameCampusHighest AwardEnrolled
American International CollegeSpringfieldDoctorate2,678
Anna Maria CollegePaxtonMasters1,244
Atlantic Union CollegeSouth LancasterMasters562
Boston CollegeChestnut HillDoctorate & First Professional14,621
Boston UniversityBostonDoctorate & First Professional32,053
Brandeis UniversityWalthamDoctorate5,333
Bridgewater State CollegeBridgewaterMasters9,934
Bristol Community CollegeFall RiverAssociate7,388
Bunker Hill Community CollegeBostonAssociate8,806
Clark UniversityWorcesterDoctorate3,210
College of Our Lady of the ElmsChicopeeMasters1,258
Eastern Nazarene CollegeQuincyMasters1,075
Endicott CollegeBeverlyMasters3,710
Fitchburg State CollegeFitchburgMasters6,692
Framingham State CollegeFraminghamMasters5,903
Gordon College WenhamWenhamMasters1,648
Greenfield Community CollegeGreenfieldAssociate2,236
Holyoke Community CollegeHolyokeAssociate6,461
Lasell CollegeNewtonMasters1,403
Massasoit Community CollegeBrocktonAssociate7,064
Merrimack CollegeNorth AndoverMasters2,098
Mount Ida CollegeNewtonBachelor1,429
Mount Wachusett Community CollegeGardnerAssociate4,147
Northeastern UniversityBostonDoctorate & First Professional24,434
Northern Essex Community CollegeHaverhillAssociate6,526
Quincy CollegeQuincyAssociate3,932
Quinsigamond Community CollegeWorcesterAssociate6,654
Regis CollegeWestonDoctorate1,511
Simmons CollegeBostonDoctorate4,733
Smith CollegeNorthamptonDoctorate3,065
Suffolk UniversityBostonDoctorate9,103
University of Massachusetts-BostonBostonDoctorate13,433
University of Massachusetts-LowellLowellDoctorate11,635
Urban College of BostonBostonAssociate673
Western New England CollegeSpringfieldDoctorate3,657
Westfield State CollegeWestfieldMasters5,392
Wheelock CollegeBostonMasters1,086
Worcester State CollegeWorcesterMasters5,358

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Community And Social Service Specialists

The map below shows job statistics for the career type by metro area, for Massachusetts. A table below the map shows job popularity and salaries across the state.

Metro Areas Rated for Popularity (as of 2008) for:
Community and Social Service Specialists

Listed below are metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Community and Social Service Specialists relative to the population of the city, as of 2008. Salary data was obtained from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

A Relative Popularity of 1.0 means that the city has an average number of the particular job, for its population, compared to the rest of the US. Higher numbers mean proportionally more jobs of that type.
Metro AreaJobsSalary
(2008)
Relative
Popularity

MASSACHUSETTS

   
Pittsfield60$33,3402.9
Haverhill100$41,9101.9
Springfield270$38,9301.2
Framingham140$35,2901.2
Boston1,400$34,5401.1
Leominster30$36,0600.9
Worcester140$34,3300.8
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