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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

8 Colleges
$31,509 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$48,724 Avg Salary

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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Social Work Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Social Work Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Best Middle Atlantic Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Social Work

#1

Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ

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 Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the suburb of Montclair, Montclair State is a public college 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Millersville University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Social Work Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the suburb of Millersville, Millersville is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Millersville are $16,794 a year.

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#3

The College at Brockport

Brockport, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The College at Brockport. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Social Work Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. SUNY Brockport is a moderately-sized public school located in the fringe town of Brockport.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at SUNY Brockport are $24,100 a year.

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#4

Yeshiva University

New York, NY

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Yeshiva University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value social work schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Yeshiva is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Yeshiva are $35,150 per year.

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#5

LIU Post

Brookville, NY

The excellent graduate certificate programs at LIU Post helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value social work schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the suburb of Brookville, LIU Post is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at LIU Post are $23,044 per year.

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University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate social work programs. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Pitt are $42,024 a year. 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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Columbia University in the City of New York landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate social work programs. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

Columbia graduate students pay an average of $52,924 in tuition and fees each year.

Columbia excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Social Work Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

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#8

Adelphi University

Garden City, NY

Adelphi University 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 #8 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Garden City, Adelphi is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Adelphi are $44,520 per year.

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Best Social Work Colleges by State

Explore the best social work schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

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.

  • 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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