2026 Best Value Clinical/Medical Social Work Schools in the Far Western Region
[Clinical/Medical Social Work](/majors/health-care-professions/mental-social-health-services/clinical-medical-social-work/) programs reward a close look at where your money goes furthest. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong clinical/medical social work education at a price that pays off.
To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 8 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for clinical/medical social work students.
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2026 Best Value Clinical/Medical Social Work Schools in the Far Western Region
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in clinical/medical social work, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value Clinical/Medical Social Work Schools
For return on investment in clinical/medical social work, no school beat Clover Park Technical College this year. Set in the city of Lakewood, Clover Park Technical College is a mid-sized public institution. Students from in state pay about $6,634 in tuition and fees. Students borrow a median of $15,154 to complete the clinical/medical social work program here. Clinical/medical Social Work graduates of Clover Park Technical College earn a median of $42,209 early in their careers. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value.
Seattle Community College Central Campus came in at #2 on our 2026 list of the best value clinical/medical social work schools. Seattle Community College Central Campus is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Seattle. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $5,238, with out-of-state students paying around $5,796. Typical student debt for clinical/medical social work graduates is $14,699. Clinical/medical Social Work graduates of Seattle Community College Central Campus earn a median of $53,048 early in their careers. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value.
Olympic College is a great value for students pursuing a degree in clinical/medical social work, landing the #3 spot this year. Set in the city of Bremerton, Olympic College is a moderately-sized public institution. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $4,472, with out-of-state students paying around $9,740. Typical student debt for clinical/medical social work graduates is $11,497. Early-career clinical/medical social work graduates make about $57,593. Set against $11,497 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff.
University Of Washington Seattle Campus is a great value for students pursuing a degree in clinical/medical social work, landing the #4 spot this year. University Of Washington Seattle Campus is a very large public school located in the city of Seattle. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $12,973, while out-of-state students pay about $43,209. Typical student debt for clinical/medical social work graduates is $16,481. Early-career clinical/medical social work graduates make about $65,681. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. The acceptance rate is 39%.
University Of The Pacific came in at #5 on our 2026 list of the best value clinical/medical social work schools. Set in the city of Stockton, University Of The Pacific is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit institution. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $57,080. Clinical/medical Social Work graduates carry a median of $23,514 in student loans. Early-career clinical/medical social work graduates make about $77,022. Set against $23,514 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Roughly 71% of applicants are accepted.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 8 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 3 ranked 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 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).
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