2023 Most Popular Social Work Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois
Finding the Best Social Work Graduate Certificate School for You
Social Work is one of the most popular subjects to study in Illinois. With 1,812 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 6th out of all the majors we track in the state.
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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Social Work Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Illinois to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular 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 Illinois
Check out the social work graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Illinois.
Most Popular Illinois Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Social Work
Our analysis found Aurora University to be the most popular school for social work students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Illinois. 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.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Loyola University Chicago. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Social Work Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list. Located in the large city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
About 83% of the students majoring in social work at the school are women while 17% are male.
Out of the 5 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Chicago landed the # 3 spot on the list. UChicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.
The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Illinois at Chicago helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular social work schools in Illinois. UIC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Chicago.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of St Francis. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Social Work Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list. University of Saint Francis is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Joliet.
Best Social Work Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
Explore all the Most Popular Social Work Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Michigan | 1,332 |
Ohio | 1,001 |
Indiana | 615 |
Wisconsin | 448 |
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 |
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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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