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2023 Best Value Social Work Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

1 College
$14,122 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$25,515 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Social Work Undergraduate 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.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Social Work Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you.

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. 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.

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

The following school tops our list of the Best Value Social Work Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.

Best Social Work Undergraduate Certificate School

#1

San Antonio College

San Antonio, TX

Our 2023 rankings named San Antonio College the best value school in the Southwest Region for social work students working on their undergraduate certificate. San Antonio College is a large public school located in the city of San Antonio.

San Antonio College undergraduate students pay an average of $14,122 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Social Work at San Antonio College

Best Social Work Colleges by State

Explore the best social work schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 4,151
Arizona 1,294
Oklahoma 340
New Mexico 418

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 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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