2023 Best Value Social Work Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Social Work Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for social work students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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2023 Best Value Social Work Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
Check out the social work graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Best Middle Atlantic Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Social Work
Our 2023 rankings named Montclair State University the best value school in the Middle Atlantic Region for social work students working on their graduate certificate. Montclair State is a very large public school located in the suburb of Montclair.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Montclair State are $13,519 a year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Millersville University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Social Work Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Millersville is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Millersville.
Millersville graduate students pay an average of $16,794 in tuition and fees each year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The College at Brockport. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Social Work Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the fringe town of Brockport, SUNY Brockport is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at SUNY Brockport are $24,100 per year.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Yeshiva University is a great value for social work students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of New York, Yeshiva is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Yeshiva are $35,150 per year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend LIU Post. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Social Work Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. LIU Post is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Brookville.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at LIU Post are $23,044 a year.
University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Social Work Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Pitt is a fairly large public school located in the city of Pittsburgh.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Pitt are $42,024 a year. 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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Columbia University in the City of New York ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Social Work Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Columbia are $52,924 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Columbia also is in the top 15% of our Best Social Work Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.
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Adelphi University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate social work programs. Adelphi is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Garden City.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Adelphi are $44,520 per year.
Best Social Work Colleges by State
Explore the best social work colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Pennsylvania | 2,251 |
New York | 5,784 |
Maryland | 1,072 |
New Jersey | 1,893 |
District of Columbia | 243 |
Delaware | 100 |
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Majors Related to Social Work
Social Work is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.
Majors Similar to Social Work
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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.
- 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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