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

3 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.

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Social Work Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 3 schools in the Plains States 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for social work majors pursuing a undergraduate certificate.

#1

Fontbonne University

Saint Louis, MO

Our 2023 rankings named Fontbonne University the most popular school in the Plains States Region for social work students working on their undergraduate certificate. Fontbonne University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means The College of Saint Scholastica is a great place for social work students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Duluth, St. Scholastica is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Full Social Work at The College of Saint Scholastica Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Northeast Iowa Community College is a great place for social work students working on their undergraduate certificate. NICC is a small public school located in the rural area of Calmar.

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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 3 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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