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Most Popular Social Work Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania

2023 Most Popular Social Work Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania

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

Finding the Best Social Work Graduate Certificate School for You

With 2,251 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, social work is the #19 most popular major in Pennsylvania.

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

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Social Work Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in Pennsylvania to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Social Work program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Social Work Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus the most popular school in Pennsylvania for social work students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 28 students majoring in social work at Pitt, 14% are male and 86% are female.

After completing their Graduate Certificate, social work graduates from Pitt carry an average student debt load of $25,378.

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Out of the 4 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, York College of Pennsylvania landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of York, YCP is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Millersville University of Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular social work schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the suburb of Millersville, Millersville is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Kutztown University of Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular social work schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the town of Kutztown, Kutztown University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Best Social Work Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Social Work Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 5,784
Maryland 1,072
New Jersey 1,893
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 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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