2023 Most Popular Social Work Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region
Finding the Best Social Work Master's Degree 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 Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 38 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which master's degree 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.
2023 Most Popular Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Social Work Master's Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Social Work Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of Southern California the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for social work students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
Women make up 85% of the social work majors at the school.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Portland State University is a great place for social work students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Portland, Portland State University is a public college with a fairly large student population.
About 81% of the students majoring in social work at the school are women while 19% are male.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Long Beach. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. CSULB is a fairly large public school located in the city of Long Beach.
About 86% of the students majoring in social work at the school are women while 14% are male.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nevada - Reno. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Reno, UNR is a public school with a fairly large student population.
About 90% of the students majoring in social work at the school are women while 10% are male.
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Out of the 38 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, San Jose State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. San Jose State is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Jose.
About 90% of the students majoring in social work at the school are women while 10% are male.
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California State University - Northridge came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the city of Northridge, CSUN is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 148 students majoring in social work at CSUN, 16% are male and 84% are female.
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With a ranking of #7, University of Washington - Seattle Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for social work students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public school with a very large student population.
About 86% of the students majoring in social work at the school are women while 14% are male.
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With a ranking of #8, Eastern Washington University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for social work students working on their master’s degree. Located in the fringe town of Cheney, EWU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
About 82% of the students majoring in social work at the school are women while 18% are male.
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California State University - Los Angeles did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for social work students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, Cal State LA is a public college with a very large student population.
About 82% of the students majoring in social work at the school are women while 18% are male.
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California Baptist University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Cal Baptist is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Riverside.
Of the 108 students majoring in social work at Cal Baptist, 12% are male and 88% are female.
Request InformationBest 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 |
Majors Related to Social Work
Social Work is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related to Social Work
| 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 25 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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