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Most Popular Online Social Work Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

2023 Most Popular Online Social Work Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

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

Social Work is the #13 most popular major in the country with 58,326 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 Most Popular Online Social Work Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in the Southeast Region 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for social work majors pursuing an online graduate certificate.

#1

Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, FL

Our 2023 rankings named Florida Atlantic University the most popular online school in the Southeast Region for social work students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Boca Raton, FAU is a public college with a very large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Carolina - Columbia. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Social Work Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. UofSC is a very large public school located in the city of Columbia.

Of the 6 students majoring in social work at UofSC, 17% are male and 83% are female.

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Out of the 4 online programs at schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arkansas at Little Rock landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Little Rock, UA Little Rock is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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#4

Grambling State University

Grambling, LA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Grambling State University is a great place for social work students working on their online graduate certificate. GSU is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Grambling.

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Explore the most popular online social work schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 753
Virginia 1,010
North Carolina 1,757
Florida 1,569
Tennessee 1,237
Kentucky 1,510
South Carolina 383
Louisiana 859
Arkansas 405
Alabama 1,173
Mississippi 595
West Virginia 316

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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 averages are for the top 4 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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