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2023 Best Social Work Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

2 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. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Social Work Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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2023 Best Social Work Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Social Work Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Top Far Western US Region Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Social Work

Our 2023 rankings named University of California - Berkeley the best school in the Far Western US Region for social work students working on their graduate certificate. UC Berkeley is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Berkeley.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Alaska Anchorage. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Social Work Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Anchorage, UAA is a public school with a fairly 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 Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 4,819
Washington 678
Oregon 501
Nevada 462
Hawaii 199
Alaska 76

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 2 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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.

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