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2023 Best Value Social Work Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$22,084 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$48,724 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Social Work Graduate Certificate School for You

Social Work is one of the most popular subjects to study in Michigan. With 1,332 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 2nd out of all the majors we track in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Social Work Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Michigan 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.

2023 Best Value Social Work Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for social work majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Best Michigan Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Social Work

Our 2023 rankings named University of Michigan - Ann Arbor the best value school in Michigan for social work students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at U-M are $25,230 per year.

U-M not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Social Work Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan list.

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#2

Madonna University

Livonia, MI

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Madonna University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value social work schools in Michigan. Located in the city of Livonia, Madonna is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Madonna are $16,380 per year.

Full Social Work at Madonna University Report

#3

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wayne State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Social Work Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan list. Wayne State is a very large public school located in the city of Detroit.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Wayne State are $18,937 per year.

Full Social Work at Wayne State University Report

Best Value Social Work Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Social Work Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 1,812
Ohio 1,001
Indiana 615
Wisconsin 448

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 3 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Army Medicine.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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