2023 Most Popular Social Work Undergraduate Certificate Schools
Finding the Best Social Work Undergraduate Certificate School for You
In 2020-2021, 58,326 people earned a degree or certificate in social work, making the major the #13 most popular in the United States.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 34 schools in the United States to see which undergraduate 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.
2023 Most Popular Social Work Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the United States
Check out the social work undergraduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.
Top 10 Most Popular Social Work Undergraduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found Sinclair Community College to be the most popular school for social work students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the United States. Sinclair Community College is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Dayton.
Women make up 65% of the social work majors at the school.
On average, social work graduates from Sinclair Community College take out $10,624 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Passaic County Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Social Work Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Paterson, PCCC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
About 87% of the students majoring in social work at the school are women while 13% are male.
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Out of the 34 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, San Antonio College landed the # 3 spot on the list. San Antonio College is a large public school located in the large city of San Antonio.
Women make up 91% of the social work majors at the school.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Georgia Northwestern Technical College is a great place for social work students working on their undergraduate certificate. Georgia Northwestern Technical College is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Rome.
Women make up 89% of the social work majors at the school.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means El Centro College is a great place for social work students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Dallas, El Centro College is a public college with a fairly large student population.
About 78% of the students majoring in social work at the school are women while 22% are male.
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Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Social Work Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the rural area of Helena, Phillips County Community College is a public college with a small student population.
Women make up 71% of the social work majors at the school.
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Mt. Hood Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Social Work Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the suburb of Gresham, MHCC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
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Southern Regional Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for social work students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Southwest Georgia Technical College is a small public school located in the distant town of Thomasville.
Women make up 83% of the social work majors at the school.
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Clackamas Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Social Work Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Oregon City, Clackamas Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Women make up 83% of the social work majors at the school.
After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, social work graduates from Clackamas Community College carry an average student debt load of $24,367.
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Athens Technical College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Social Work Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking. Athens Technical College is a small public school located in the city of Athens.
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Majors Related to Social Work
Social Work is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.
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 34 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).
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More about our data sources and methodologies.