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

6 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Social Work Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which graduate 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for social work majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Our analysis found University of California - Berkeley to be the most popular school for social work students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Far Western US Region . UC Berkeley is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Berkeley.

Of the 27 students majoring in social work at UC Berkeley, 19% are male and 81% are female.

Full Social Work at University of California - Berkeley Report

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Alaska Anchorage helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular social work schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large city of Anchorage, UAA is a public school with a large student population.

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#3

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means San Diego State University is a great place for social work students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of San Diego, SDSU is a public school with a very large student population.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Nevada - Las Vegas helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular social work schools in the Far Western US Region . UNLV is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Las Vegas.

Full Social Work at University of Nevada - Las Vegas Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Los Angeles. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Social Work Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, Cal State LA is a public college with a very large student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Eastern Washington University is a great place for social work students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the fringe town of Cheney, EWU is a public school with a large student population.

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Best Social Work Colleges by State

Explore the best social work schools 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 6 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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