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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

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.

The Most Popular Social Work Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Social Work Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named University of California - Berkeley the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for social work students working on their graduate certificate. UC Berkeley is a very large public school located in the city of Berkeley.

Women make up 81% of the social work majors at the school.

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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 fairly large student population.

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#3

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

Out of the 6 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, San Diego State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of San Diego, SDSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 6 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nevada - Las Vegas landed the # 3 spot on the list. UNLV is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Las Vegas.

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Out of the 6 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Los Angeles landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, Cal State LA is a public college with a very large student population.

Full Social Work at California State University - Los Angeles Report

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 fairly large student population.

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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

Social Work is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.

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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