2023 Most Popular Social Work Graduate Certificate Schools
Finding the Best Social Work Graduate Certificate School for You
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.
The Most Popular Social Work Graduate Certificate Schools ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 62 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Social Work program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Social Work Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Social Work Graduate Certificate Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Social Work Graduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found University of Kentucky to be the most popular school for social work students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the United States. UK is a very large public school located in the large city of Lexington.
Women make up 84% of the social work majors at the school.
Out of the 62 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Tennessee - Knoxville landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Knoxville, UT Knoxville is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 75 students majoring in social work at UT Knoxville, 5% are male and 95% are female.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western New Mexico University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Social Work Graduate Certificate Schools list. 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.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Aurora University is a great place for social work students working on their graduate certificate. Aurora is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Aurora.
About 93% of the students majoring in social work at the school are women while 7% are male.
Out of the 62 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Yeshiva University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Yeshiva is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.
About 76% of the students majoring in social work at the school are women while 24% are male.
With a ranking of #6, University of Denver did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for social work students working on their graduate certificate. DU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Denver.
About 95% of the students majoring in social work at the school are women while 5% are male.
Montclair State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for social work students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the suburb of Montclair, Montclair State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
About 41% of the students majoring in social work at the school are women while 59% are male.
University of Iowa came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Social Work Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Iowa is a very large public school located in the small city of Iowa City.
Of the 34 students majoring in social work at Iowa, 3% are male and 97% are female.
University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Social Work Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public school with a very large student population.
Women make up 86% of the social work majors at the school.
After completing their Graduate Certificate, social work graduates from Pitt carry an average student debt load of $25,378.
University of California - Berkeley landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate social work programs. Located in the midsize city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public school with a very large student population.
Of the 27 students majoring in social work at UC Berkeley, 19% are male and 81% are female.
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Additional Noteworthy Schools
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Social Work Graduate Certificate Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
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| 11 | Madonna University | Livonia, MI |
| 11 | University of North Alabama | Florence, AL |
Social Work by Region
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Social Work Related Majors
One of 5 majors within the area of study, social work has other similar majors worth exploring.
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 25 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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