2023 Most Popular Social Work Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region
Finding the Best Social Work Graduate Certificate School for You
Social Work is the #13 most popular major in the country with 58,326 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
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The Most Popular Social Work Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 16 schools in the Southeast Region 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.
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2023 Most Popular Social Work Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Social Work Graduate Certificate Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Social Work Graduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found University of Kentucky to be the most popular school for social work students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Southeast Region . UK is a very large public school located in the city of Lexington.
Women make up 84% of the social work majors at the school.
The in-demand graduate certificate programs at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular social work schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Knoxville, UT Knoxville is a public college with a very large student population.
Of the 75 students majoring in social work at UT Knoxville, 5% are male and 95% are female.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Alabama. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Social Work Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small city of Florence, UNA is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Of the 22 students majoring in social work at UNA, 5% are male and 95% are female.
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Out of the 16 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Florida landed the # 4 spot on the list. UCF is a very large public school located in the suburb of Orlando.
Of the 21 students majoring in social work at UCF, 14% are male and 86% are female.
Out of the 16 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Fayetteville State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Fayetteville, Fayetteville State University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Of the 18 students majoring in social work at Fayetteville State University, 6% are male and 94% are female.
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With a ranking of #6, Florida Atlantic University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for social work students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Boca Raton, FAU is a public school with a very large student population.
With a ranking of #7, University of South Carolina - Columbia did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for social work students working on their graduate certificate. UofSC is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.
Of the 6 students majoring in social work at UofSC, 17% are male and 83% are female.
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University of Arkansas at Little Rock came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Social Work Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the city of Little Rock, UA Little Rock is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
University of South Carolina - Upstate did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for social work students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the midsize suburb of Spartanburg, USC Upstate is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
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North Carolina A & T State University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate social work programs. Located in the city of Greensboro, NC A&T is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Best Social Work Colleges by State
Explore the best social work colleges 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 |
Social Work Related Majors
One of 5 majors within the area of study, social work has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related 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 16 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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