2023 Best Value Social Work Schools in the Far Western US Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Social Work 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 Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 36 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best value programs for social work students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
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 Schools in the Far Western US Region
Check out the social work programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Top 10 Best Social Work Schools
Our 2023 rankings named San Jose State University the best value school in the Far Western US Region for social work students. San Jose State is a very large public school located in the city of San Jose.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at San Jose State are $19,732 per year.
San Jose State excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Social Work Schools in the Far Western US Region list.
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The excellent programs at California Baptist University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best social work schools in the Far Western US Region . Cal Baptist is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Riverside.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Cal Baptist are $37,018 per year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Fresno. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Social Work Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Fresno, Fresno State is a public college with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Fresno State are $18,533 per year.
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The excellent programs at Seattle University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best social work schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large city of Seattle, Seattle U is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Seattle U are $49,335 a year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - East Bay. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Social Work Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the suburb of Hayward, Cal State East Bay is a public college with a large student population.
Cal State East Bay undergraduate students pay an average of $18,875 in tuition and fees each year.
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California State University - Long Beach ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Social Work Schools in the Far Western US Region list. CSULB is a very large public school located in the city of Long Beach.
CSULB undergraduate students pay an average of $18,726 in tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #7, California State University - Monterey Bay did quite well on this year’s best value schools for social work students. Located in the midsize suburb of Seaside, CSUMB is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at CSUMB are $19,098 a year.
With a ranking of #8, California State University - Stanislaus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for social work students. Stan State is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Turlock.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Stan State are $19,524 per year.
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Azusa Pacific University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Social Work Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Azusa Pacific is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Azusa.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Azusa Pacific are $41,510 a year.
George Fox University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value social work programs. GFU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Newberg.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at GFU are $38,520 per 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 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.
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