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2023 Most Popular Social Work Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania

4 Colleges
$48,724 Avg Salary
$25,500 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Social Work Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, social work was ranked 8th in Pennsylvania. In fact, 1,357 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Social Work Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Pennsylvania 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Social Work Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Our analysis found University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus to be the most popular school for social work students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Pennsylvania. Pitt is a very large public school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.

Of the 28 students majoring in social work at Pitt, 14% are male and 86% are female.

While working on their Graduate Certificate, social work majors at Pitt accumulate an average of around $25,378 in student debt.

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Out of the 4 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, York College of Pennsylvania landed the # 2 spot on the list. YCP is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize suburb of York.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Millersville University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Social Work Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. Millersville is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Millersville.

Full Social Work at Millersville University of Pennsylvania Report

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Kutztown University of Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular social work schools in Pennsylvania. Kutztown University is a moderately-sized public school located in the fringe town of Kutztown.

Read full report on Social Work at Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

Best Social Work Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Social Work Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 4,606
Maryland 693
New Jersey 1,144
District of Columbia 205
Delaware 67

Social Work is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar 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 4 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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