2023 Best Value Social Work Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Social Work Doctor's Degree School for You
With 33,631 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, social work is the #6 most popular major in the United States.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Social Work Doctor'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 6 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for social work students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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2023 Best Value Social Work Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for social work majors pursuing a doctor's degree.
Best Far Western US Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Social Work
Our 2023 rankings named University of California - Berkeley the best value school in the Far Western US Region for social work students working on their doctor’s degree. UC Berkeley is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UC Berkeley are $29,262 per year.
UC Berkeley also made our Best Social Work Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list, coming in at #3.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of California - Los Angeles. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Social Work Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UCLA is a very large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UCLA are $28,138 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UCLA also did well on our Best Social Work Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
Read full report on Social Work at University of California - Los Angeles
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Washington - Seattle Campus is a great value for social work students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UW Seattle are $30,912 a year.
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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Portland State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value social work schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of Portland, Portland State University is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Portland State University graduate students pay an average of $24,009 in tuition and fees each year.
The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Southern California helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value social work schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
USC graduate students pay an average of $61,396 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, USC also is in the top 15% of our Best Social Work Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking.
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University of Hawaii at Manoa landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree social work programs. UH Manoa is a fairly large public school located in the city of Honolulu.
UH Manoa graduate students pay an average of $34,550 in tuition and fees each year.
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 | 3,305 |
| Washington | 403 |
| Oregon | 306 |
| Nevada | 235 |
| Hawaii | 97 |
| Alaska | 29 |
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Majors Related to Social Work
Social Work is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Public Administration | 13,571 |
| Public Policy | 3,737 |
| Human Services | 1,277 |
| Community Organization & Advocacy | 741 |
| Other Public Administration | 295 |
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.
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