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2023 Most Popular Online Social Work Schools in California

3 Colleges
$48,229 Avg Salary
$20,404 Avg Student Debt

In 2020-2021, 4,819 degrees and certificates were awarded to social work students who went to a California college or university. This makes it the #26 most popular major in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 Most Popular Online Social Work Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in California to see which ones were the most popular online programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Social Work Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Southern California the most popular online school in California for social work students. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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#2

Brandman University

Irvine, CA

Out of the 3 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Brandman University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Irvine, Brandman is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

On average, social work graduates from Brandman take out $38,298 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#3

Touro University Worldwide

Los Alamitos, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Touro University Worldwide. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Online Social Work Schools in California list. Located in the suburb of Los Alamitos, TUW is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Read full report on Social Work at Touro University Worldwide

Best Social Work Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Social Work Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 678
Oregon 501
Nevada 462
Hawaii 199
Alaska 76

More Social Work Rankings in California

One of 5 majors within the area of study, social work has other similar majors worth exploring.

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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