2023 Best Value Social Work Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States 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.
The Best Value Social Work Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 3 schools in the Plains States 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 Plains States Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for social work majors pursuing a graduate certificate.
Best Plains States Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Social Work
Our 2023 rankings named University of Nebraska at Omaha the best value school in the Plains States Region for social work students working on their graduate certificate. UNOMAHA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Omaha.
UNOMAHA graduate students pay an average of $16,374 in tuition and fees each year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Missouri - Columbia. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Social Work Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Mizzou is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Columbia.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Mizzou are $28,550 per year.
Mizzou also claimed a spot on our Best Social Work Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Iowa is a great value for social work students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Iowa are $31,012 a year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Iowa is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Social Work Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list.
Best Social Work Colleges by State
Explore the best social work schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Missouri | 533 |
| Minnesota | 1,484 |
| Iowa | 225 |
| Kansas | 337 |
| Nebraska | 106 |
| North Dakota | 74 |
| South Dakota | 0 |
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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 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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