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2023 Best Social Work Undergraduate Certificate Schools

6 Colleges
$25,515 Avg Salary
$21,138 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Social Work Undergraduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 58,326 people earned a degree or certificate in social work, making the major the #13 most popular in the United States.

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Social Work Undergraduate Certificate Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in the United States to see which undergraduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences 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.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Social Work Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the United States

Check out the social work undergraduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top Schools for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Social Work

#1

Boston University

Boston, MA

Our analysis found Boston University to be the best school for social work students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the United States. Boston U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

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#2

Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Montclair State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Social Work Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. Montclair State is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Montclair.

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#3

Camden County College

Blackwood, NJ

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Camden County College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best social work schools in the United States. Located in the large suburb of Blackwood, Camden County College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Passaic County Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best social work schools in the United States. Located in the suburb of Paterson, PCCC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Cincinnati - Main Campus. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Social Work Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the large city of Cincinnati, UC is a public college with a very large student population.

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#6

San Antonio College

San Antonio, TX

San Antonio College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best undergraduate certificate social work programs. San Antonio College is a large public school located in the large city of San Antonio.

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New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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 6 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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