2023 Best Value Social Work Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Social Work Graduate Certificate School for You
Social Work is the #13 most popular major in the country with 58,326 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Social Work Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in the Southeast Region to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for social work students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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2023 Best Value Social Work Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for social work majors pursuing a graduate certificate.
Best Southeast Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Social Work
Our analysis found University of North Alabama to be the best value school for social work students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Southeast Region . Located in the small city of Florence, UNA is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
UNA graduate students pay an average of $13,860 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Florida Atlantic University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Social Work Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small city of Boca Raton, FAU is a public college with a very large student population.
FAU graduate students pay an average of $18,482 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arkansas at Little Rock. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Social Work Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the midsize city of Little Rock, UA Little Rock is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
UA Little Rock graduate students pay an average of $14,884 in tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Fayetteville State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value social work schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the midsize city of Fayetteville, Fayetteville State University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Fayetteville State University are $16,900 a year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Carolina - Columbia. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Social Work Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. UofSC is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Columbia.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UofSC are $30,160 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UofSC also did well on our Best Social Work Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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The University of Tennessee - Knoxville ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Social Work Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the midsize city of Knoxville, UT Knoxville is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UT Knoxville are $31,798 a year.
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University of Kentucky ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Social Work Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. UK is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lexington.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UK are $33,548 a year.
University of Central Florida did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for social work students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. UCF is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Orlando.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UCF are $28,657 per year.
Best Social Work Colleges by State
Explore the best social work colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 753 |
| Virginia | 1,010 |
| North Carolina | 1,757 |
| Florida | 1,569 |
| Tennessee | 1,237 |
| Kentucky | 1,510 |
| South Carolina | 383 |
| Louisiana | 859 |
| Arkansas | 405 |
| Alabama | 1,173 |
| Mississippi | 595 |
| West Virginia | 316 |
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Social Work Related Majors for Social Work
One of 5 majors within the area of study, social work has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related 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.
- 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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