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2023 Best Social Work Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

8 Colleges
$48,724 Avg Salary
$25,500 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Social Work Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 33,631 social work students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #6 most popular in the country.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Social Work Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Social Work Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Check out the social work graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Social Work

#1

Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ

Our 2023 rankings named Montclair State University the best school in the Middle Atlantic Region for social work students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Montclair, Montclair State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Columbia University in the City of New York helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best social work schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

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#3

Yeshiva University

New York, NY

Out of the 8 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Yeshiva University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Yeshiva is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Social Work Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public college with a very large student population.

The average amount in student loans that social work majors at Pitt take out while working on their Graduate Certificate is $25,378.

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#5

Adelphi University

Garden City, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Adelphi University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Social Work Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large suburb of Garden City, Adelphi is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#6

The College at Brockport

Brockport, NY

The College at Brockport landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate social work programs. SUNY Brockport is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Brockport.

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With a ranking of #7, Millersville University of Pennsylvania did quite well on this year’s best schools for social work students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Millersville, Millersville is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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#8

LIU Post

Brookville, NY

LIU Post ranked #8 on this year’s Best Social Work Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large suburb of Brookville, LIU Post is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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Best Social Work Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
New York 4,606
Pennsylvania 1,357
Maryland 693
New Jersey 1,144
District of Columbia 205
Delaware 67

One of 5 majors within the area of study, social work has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 8 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Army Medicine.

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