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2023 Most Popular Social Work Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

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

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 Most Popular 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. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in the Plains States Region 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.

#1

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

Our 2023 rankings named University of Iowa the most popular school in the Plains States Region for social work students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 34 students majoring in social work at Iowa, 3% are male and 97% are female.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Nebraska at Omaha helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular social work schools in the Plains States Region . UNOMAHA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Omaha.

Women make up 75% of the social work majors at the school.

Full Social Work at University of Nebraska at Omaha Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Columbia. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Social Work Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Mizzou is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Columbia.

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

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Nebraska - Lincoln is a great place for social work students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Lincoln, UNL is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means The College of Saint Scholastica is a great place for social work students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Duluth, St. Scholastica is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Full Social Work at The College of Saint Scholastica Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington University in St Louis. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Social Work Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Full Social Work at Washington University in St Louis Report

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at North Dakota State University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular social work schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the midsize city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Full Social Work at North Dakota State University - Main Campus Report

Best Social Work Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 533
Minnesota 1,484
Iowa 225
Kansas 337
Nebraska 106
North Dakota 74
South Dakota 0

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

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 7 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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