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2023 Best Value Social Work Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$8,131 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$25,515 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Social Work Undergraduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, social work students earned 1,893 degrees and certificates from a New Jersey school, making the subject the 9th in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Social Work Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in New Jersey to see which undergraduate 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.

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. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Social Work Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey

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

Best New Jersey Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Social Work

#1

Camden County College

Blackwood, NJ

Our analysis found Camden County College to be the best value school for social work students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in New Jersey. Camden County College is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Blackwood.

Camden County College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,744 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Passaic County Community College is a great value for social work students working on their undergraduate certificate. PCCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Paterson.

PCCC undergraduate students pay an average of $7,350 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#3

Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Montclair State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value social work schools in New Jersey. Located in the large suburb of Montclair, Montclair State is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Montclair State are $13,298 per year.

Montclair State did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Social Work Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey list.

Read full report on Social Work at Montclair State University

Best Value Social Work Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 2,251
New York 5,784
Maryland 1,072
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 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.

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