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Best Social Work Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

2023 Best Social Work Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

Finding the Best Social Work Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, social work was ranked #13 in the country. In fact 58,326 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Best Social Work Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 8 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Social Work Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for social work majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Social Work

#1

Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ

Our 2023 rankings named Montclair State University the best school in the Middle Atlantic Region for social work students working on their graduate certificate. Montclair State is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Montclair.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Columbia University in the City of New York. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Social Work Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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#3

Yeshiva University

New York, NY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Yeshiva University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Social Work Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of New York, Yeshiva is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Social Work Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Pitt is a very large public school located in the city of Pittsburgh.

Social Work majors at Pitt take out an average of $25,378 in student loans while working on their Graduate Certificate.

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#5

Adelphi University

Garden City, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Adelphi University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Social Work Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Adelphi is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Garden City.

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#6

The College at Brockport

Brockport, NY

The College at Brockport landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate social work programs. Located in the town of Brockport, SUNY Brockport is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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With a ranking of #7, Millersville University of Pennsylvania did quite well on this year’s best schools for social work students working on their graduate certificate. Millersville is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Millersville.

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#8

LIU Post

Brookville, NY

With a ranking of #8, LIU Post did quite well on this year’s best schools for social work students working on their graduate certificate. LIU Post is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Brookville.

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Best Social Work Colleges by State

Explore the best social work schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 2,251
New York 5,784
Maryland 1,072
New Jersey 1,893
District of Columbia 243
Delaware 100

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

Majors Similar to Social Work

Related Major Annual Graduates
Public Administration 16,905
Human Services 13,238
Public Policy 6,430
Community Organization & Advocacy 3,096
Other Public Administration 588

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 8 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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