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2023 Most Popular Social Work Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

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

Finding the Best Social Work Graduate 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 Most Popular Social Work Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Southwest Region to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Social Work program at each school on the list.

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

#1

Western New Mexico University

Silver City, NM

Our 2023 rankings named Western New Mexico University the most popular school in the Southwest Region 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.

Women make up 85% of the social work majors at the school.

Full Social Work at Western New Mexico University Report

Out of the 4 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the # 2 spot on the list. ASU - Tempe is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Tempe.

Women make up 70% of the social work majors at the school.

Full Social Work at Arizona State University - Tempe Report

Out of the 4 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Arlington landed the # 3 spot on the list. UT Arlington is a very large public school located in the city of Arlington.

About 89% of the students majoring in social work at the school are women while 11% are male.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is a great place for social work students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Norman, University of Oklahoma is a public college with a very large student population.

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Best Social Work Colleges by State

Explore the best social work colleges 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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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