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2023 Most Popular Social Work Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

7 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.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Social Work Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in the Plains States 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 Plains States Region .

#1

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

Our 2023 rankings named University of Iowa the most popular school in the Plains States Region for social work students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 97% of the social work majors at the school.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Missouri - Columbia is a great place for social work students working on their graduate certificate. Mizzou is a very large public school located in the city of Columbia.

Of the 4 students majoring in social work at Mizzou, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Nebraska at Omaha helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular social work schools in the Plains States Region . UNOMAHA is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Omaha.

About 75% of the students majoring in social work at the school are women while 25% are male.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Nebraska - Lincoln helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular social work schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Lincoln, UNL is a public college with a very large student population.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at The College of Saint Scholastica helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular social work schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the small city of Duluth, St. Scholastica is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Out of the 7 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington University in St Louis landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Social Work Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public college with a large student population.

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Best Social Work Colleges by State

Explore the best social work schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 924
Minnesota 2,131
Kansas 623
Iowa 553
Nebraska 262
North Dakota 258
South Dakota 20

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 7 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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