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2023 Best Value Social Work Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$25,312 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$48,724 Avg Salary

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.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

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 Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in the Plains States 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Social Work Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Social Work Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Best Plains States Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Social Work

Our 2023 rankings named University of Nebraska at Omaha the best value school in the Plains States Region for social work students working on their graduate certificate. UNOMAHA is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Omaha.

UNOMAHA graduate students pay an average of $16,374 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Social Work at University of Nebraska at Omaha Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Missouri - Columbia is a great value for social work students working on their graduate certificate. Mizzou is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.

Mizzou graduate students pay an average of $28,550 in tuition and fees each year.

Mizzou excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Social Work Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list.

Full Social Work at University of Missouri - Columbia Report

#3

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Iowa is a great value for social work students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Iowa are $31,012 per year.

Iowa also claimed a spot on our Best Social Work Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

Full Social Work at University of Iowa Report

Best Social Work Colleges by State

Explore the best social work colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 924
Minnesota 2,131
Kansas 623
Iowa 553
Nebraska 262
North Dakota 258
South Dakota 20

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

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 3 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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