2023 Best Value Social Work Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Social Work Graduate Certificate School for You
With 33,631 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, social work is the #6 most popular major in the United States.
There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.
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 the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in the Southeast Region 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.
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. 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.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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2023 Best Value Social Work Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for social work majors pursuing a graduate certificate.
Best Southeast Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Social Work
Our analysis found University of North Alabama to be the best value school for social work students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Southeast Region . UNA is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Florence.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNA are $13,860 per year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida Atlantic University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Social Work Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. FAU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Boca Raton.
FAU graduate students pay an average of $18,482 in tuition and fees each year.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Arkansas at Little Rock is a great value for social work students working on their graduate certificate. UA Little Rock is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Little Rock.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UA Little Rock are $14,884 a year.
The excellent graduate certificate programs at Fayetteville State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value social work schools in the Southeast Region . Fayetteville State University is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Fayetteville.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Fayetteville State University are $16,900 a year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of South Carolina - Columbia. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Social Work Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, UofSC is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UofSC are $30,160 a year.
UofSC also claimed a spot on our Best Social Work Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
The University of Tennessee - Knoxville came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Social Work Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. UT Knoxville is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Knoxville.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UT Knoxville are $31,798 a year.
University of Kentucky came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Social Work Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the city of Lexington, UK is a public school with a very large student population.
UK graduate students pay an average of $33,548 in tuition and fees each year.
University of Central Florida landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate social work programs. Located in the large suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UCF are $28,657 a year.
Read full report on Social Work at University of Central Florida
Best Social Work Colleges by State
Explore the best social work colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Virginia | 374 |
| Florida | 730 |
| Georgia | 437 |
| North Carolina | 845 |
| Tennessee | 662 |
| Kentucky | 859 |
| Louisiana | 591 |
| Alabama | 630 |
| South Carolina | 218 |
| Mississippi | 139 |
| Arkansas | 130 |
| West Virginia | 143 |
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Majors Related to Social Work
Social Work is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related 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 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).
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