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2023 Most Popular Online Social Work Graduate Certificate Schools

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$48,724 Avg Salary
$25,500 Avg Student Debt

In 2020-2021, 58,326 people earned a degree or certificate in social work, making the major the #13 most popular in the United States.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Most Popular Online Social Work Graduate Certificate Schools ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 10 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular online graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online social work graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.

#1

Western New Mexico University

Silver City, NM

Our 2023 rankings named Western New Mexico University the most popular online school in the United States for social work students working on their graduate certificate. Western New Mexico University is a small public school located in the town of Silver City.

Of the 67 students majoring in social work at Western New Mexico University, 15% are male and 85% are female.

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#2

Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, FL

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Florida Atlantic University is a great place for social work students working on their online graduate certificate. FAU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Boca Raton.

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Out of the 10 online programs at schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Carolina - Columbia landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Columbia, UofSC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 83% of the students majoring in social work at the school are women while 17% are male.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Arkansas at Little Rock is a great place for social work students working on their online graduate certificate. UA Little Rock is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Little Rock.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Missouri - Columbia is a great place for social work students working on their online graduate certificate. Mizzou is a very large public school located in the city of Columbia.

Women make up 75% of the social work majors at the school.

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University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate social work programs. Located in the city of Lincoln, UNL is a public school with a very large student population.

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Colorado State University - Fort Collins did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for social work students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Colorado State is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Fort Collins.

Women make up 71% of the social work majors at the school.

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Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Online Social Work Graduate Certificate Schools list. IUPUI is a very large public school located in the large city of Indianapolis.

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#9

Davenport University

Grand Rapids, MI

Davenport University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate social work programs. Located in the suburb of Grand Rapids, Davenport University is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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#9

Grambling State University

Grambling, LA

Grambling State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Social Work Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the distant town of Grambling, GSU is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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

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 10 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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