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2023 Most Popular Online Social Work Graduate Certificate Schools

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$48,724 Avg Salary
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In 2020-2021, 33,631 social work students received their degrees and certificates, making the major the #6 most popular in the country.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Online Social Work Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in the United States to see which online graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for social work majors pursuing an online graduate certificate.

#1

Western New Mexico University

Silver City, NM

Our 2023 rankings named Western New Mexico University the most popular online school in the United States for social work students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the remote town of Silver City, Western New Mexico University is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 85% of the social work majors at the school.

Full Social Work at Western New Mexico University Report

#2

Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, FL

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Florida Atlantic University is a great place for social work students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Boca Raton, FAU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at University of South Carolina - Columbia helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best social work schools in the United States. UofSC is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Columbia.

Of the 6 students majoring in social work at UofSC, 17% are male and 83% are female.

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Out of the 10 online programs at schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arkansas at Little Rock landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Little Rock, UA Little Rock is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at University of Missouri - Columbia helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best social work schools in the United States. Located in the midsize city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 75% of the students majoring in social work at the school are women while 25% are male.

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University of Nebraska - Lincoln came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Social Work Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. UNL is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Lincoln.

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Colorado State University - Fort Collins ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Online Social Work Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the medium-sized city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 71% of the students majoring in social work at the school are women while 29% are male.

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With a ranking of #7, Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for social work students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Indianapolis, IUPUI is a public college with a very large student population.

Full Social Work at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis Report

#9

Davenport University

Grand Rapids, MI

Davenport University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Social Work Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Davenport University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Grand Rapids.

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#9

Grambling State University

Grambling, LA

Grambling State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Social Work Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. GSU is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Grambling.

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Great Lakes

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 10 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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