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2023 Best Value Social Work Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

1 College
$59,816 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$25,515 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Social Work Undergraduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 2,067 degrees and certificates were awarded to social work students who went to a Massachusetts college or university. This makes it the #16 most popular major in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Social Work Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts ranking.

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

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

Check out the social work undergraduate certificate programs at this school if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Social Work Undergraduate Certificate School

#1

Boston University

Boston, MA

Our analysis found Boston University to be the best value school for social work students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in Massachusetts. Located in the city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Boston U are $59,816 a year.

Boston U not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Social Work Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts list.

Full Social Work at Boston University Report

Best Value Social Work Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Value Social Work Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Connecticut 694
New Hampshire 171
Maine 352
Rhode Island 215
Vermont 121

One of 5 majors within the area of study, social work has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 values are for the top school 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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