2023 Best Value Social Work Graduate Certificate Schools
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Social Work Graduate Certificate Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 37 schools in the United States to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for social work students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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2023 Best Value Social Work Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for social work majors pursuing a graduate certificate.
Top 10 Best Social Work Graduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found Montclair State University to be the best value school for social work students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the United States. Located in the large suburb of Montclair, Montclair State is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Montclair State are $13,519 a year.
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Our 2023 rankings named Western New Mexico University the best value school in the United States for social work students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the town of Silver City, Western New Mexico University is a public school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Western New Mexico University are $10,335 a year.
Out of the 37 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Aurora University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Aurora is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Aurora.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Aurora are $14,100 per year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Berkeley. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Social Work Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public college with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UC Berkeley are $29,262 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UC Berkeley also is in the top 5% of our Best Social Work Graduate Certificate Schools ranking.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of North Alabama helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value social work schools in the United States. Located in the city of Florence, UNA is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNA are $13,860 per year.
University of Nebraska at Omaha ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Social Work Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the large city of Omaha, UNOMAHA is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNOMAHA are $16,374 per year.
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University of Wyoming 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 #7 on the list. UW is a large public school located in the town of Laramie.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UW are $17,569 per year.
UW excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Social Work Graduate Certificate Schools list.
Florida Atlantic University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Social Work Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the small city of Boca Raton, FAU is a public college with a very large student population.
FAU graduate students pay an average of $18,482 in tuition and fees each year.
University of Arkansas at Little Rock came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Social Work Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the city of Little Rock, UA Little Rock is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
UA Little Rock graduate students pay an average of $14,884 in tuition and fees each year.
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Millersville University of Pennsylvania came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Social Work Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the large suburb of Millersville, Millersville is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Millersville are $16,794 per year.
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Social Work Related Majors for Social Work
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 |
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| 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.
- 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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