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Best Social Work Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania

2023 Best Social Work Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania

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

Finding the Best Social Work Graduate Certificate School for You

With 2,251 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, social work is the #19 most popular major in Pennsylvania.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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, Course Advisor has created the Best Social Work Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 2 schools in Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania

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

Top Pennsylvania Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Social Work

Our 2023 rankings named University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus the best school in Pennsylvania for social work students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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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Out of the 2 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Millersville University of Pennsylvania landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Millersville, Millersville is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Best Social Work Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Social Work Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

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

One of 5 majors within the area of study, social work has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 2 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).
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