Find Affordable College Courses

What Do You Want to Study?

Most Popular Social Work Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

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

5 Colleges
$25,515 Avg Salary
$21,138 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Social Work Undergraduate 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Social Work Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones were the most popular undergraduate 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 Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

San Antonio College

San Antonio, TX

Our 2023 rankings named San Antonio College the most popular school in the Southwest Region for social work students working on their undergraduate certificate. San Antonio College is a large public school located in the city of San Antonio.

About 91% of the students majoring in social work at the school are women while 9% are male.

Read full report on Social Work at San Antonio College

Request Information
#2

El Centro College

Dallas, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend El Centro College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Social Work Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Dallas, El Centro College is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 9 students majoring in social work at El Centro College, 22% are male and 78% are female.

Read More…

Request Information

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Eastern New Mexico University - Ruidoso Campus is a great place for social work students working on their undergraduate certificate. ENMU - Ruidoso Campus is a fairly small public school located in the remote town of Ruidoso.

Women make up 80% of the social work majors at the school.

Full Social Work at Eastern New Mexico University - Ruidoso Campus Report

Request Information

The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at University of New Mexico - Taos Campus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular social work schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the rural area of Ranchos de Taos, UNM Taos is a public school with a small student population.

Read full report on Social Work at University of New Mexico - Taos Campus

Request Information

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tulsa Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Social Work Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Tulsa, Tulsa Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Read full report on Social Work at Tulsa Community College

Request Information

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 5 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.

Find Schools Near You

Our free school finder matches students with accredited colleges across the U.S.