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2023 Most Popular Social Work Master's Degree Schools in Oregon

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Finding the Best Social Work Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, social work students earned 306 degrees and certificates from an Oregon school, making the subject the 7th in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Social Work Master's Degree Schools in Oregon to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Oregon 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Social Work Master's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Portland State University the most popular school in Oregon for social work students working on their master’s degree. Portland State University is a fairly large public school located in the city of Portland.

About 81% of the students majoring in social work at the school are women while 19% are male.

Full Social Work at Portland State University Report

#2

George Fox University

Newberg, OR

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Fox University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Oregon list. Located in the town of Newberg, GFU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 91% of the social work majors at the school.

Read full report on Social Work at George Fox University

#3

Pacific University

Forest Grove, OR

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pacific University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Oregon list. Pacific is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Forest Grove.

Read full report on Social Work at Pacific University

Best Social Work Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Social Work Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 3,305
Washington 403
Nevada 235
Hawaii 97
Alaska 29

One of 5 majors within the area of study, social work has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 3 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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