2023 Best Social Work Graduate Certificate Schools
Finding the Best Social Work Graduate Certificate School for You
In 2020-2021, 33,631 social work students received their degrees and certificates, making the major the #6 most popular in the country.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Social Work Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. This report analyzed 37 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.
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2023 Best Social Work Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States
The following schools top our list of the Best Social Work Graduate Certificate Colleges.
Top 10 Best Social Work Graduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of California - Berkeley the best school in the United States for social work students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Chicago helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best social work schools in the United States. UChicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Colorado State University - Fort Collins is a great place for social work students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Montclair State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Social Work Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the suburb of Montclair, Montclair State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Social Work Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public school with a very large student population.
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University of Missouri - Columbia came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Social Work Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public college with a very large student population.
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With a ranking of #7, Columbia University in the City of New York did quite well on this year’s best schools for social work students working on their graduate certificate. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.
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Yeshiva University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Social Work Graduate Certificate Schools list. Yeshiva is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.
University of Iowa did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for social work students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Iowa is a very large public school located in the city of Iowa City.
Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis ranked #10 on this year’s Best Social Work Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the large city of Indianapolis, IUPUI is a public college with a very large student population.
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Social Work Related Rankings by Major
One of 5 majors within the area of study, social work has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related to Social Work
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Public Administration | 13,571 |
| Public Policy | 3,737 |
| Human Services | 1,277 |
| Community Organization & Advocacy | 741 |
| Other Public Administration | 295 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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).
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