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2023 Best Value Social Work Graduate Certificate Schools in New York

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$33,590 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 New York. With 4,606 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 2nd out of all the majors we track in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

The Best Value Social Work Graduate Certificate Schools in New York ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 5 schools in New York to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for social work students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Social Work Graduate Certificate Schools in New York

Check out the social work graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best New York Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Social Work

#1

The College at Brockport

Brockport, NY

Our 2023 rankings named The College at Brockport the best value school in New York for social work students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the fringe town of Brockport, SUNY Brockport is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at SUNY Brockport are $12,310 a year.

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#2

Yeshiva University

New York, NY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Yeshiva University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Social Work Graduate Certificate Schools in New York list. Located in the large city of New York, Yeshiva is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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

Yeshiva also claimed a spot on our Best Social Work Graduate Certificate Schools in New York list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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#3

LIU Post

Brookville, NY

Out of the 5 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, LIU Post landed the # 3 spot on the list. LIU Post is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Brookville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at LIU Post are $23,044 a year.

Full Social Work at LIU Post Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia University in the City of New York. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Social Work Graduate Certificate Schools in New York list. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Columbia are $52,924 a year.

Columbia did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Social Work Graduate Certificate Schools in New York list.

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#5

Adelphi University

Garden City, NY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Adelphi University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Social Work Graduate Certificate Schools in New York list. Adelphi is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Garden City.

Adelphi graduate students pay an average of $44,520 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Social Work Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Social Work Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

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

Social Work is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar 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 5 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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