2026 Best Clinical/Medical Social Work Schools in California
Clinical/Medical Social Work programs are offered at a focused set of schools across the country. A focused field like this rewards careful comparison of the schools that offer it.
For its 2026 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for clinical/medical social work students pursuing a degree.
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Best Schools for Clinical/Medical Social Work in California
If you are not interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the clinical/medical social work degrees they offer, see the list below.
Top Schools in Clinical/Medical Social Work
No school ranked higher than Loma Linda University this year for clinical/medical social work. Located in the suburb of Loma Linda, Loma Linda University is a mid-sized private not-for-profit university. There were roughly 37 clinical/medical social work students who graduated with this degree at Loma Linda University in the most recent data year. Graduates of the clinical/medical social work program make about $58,654 in their early career. Loma Linda University graduates carry a median of $25,094 in student loans.
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University Of The Pacific came in at #2 on our 2026 list of the best clinical/medical social work schools. This moderately-sized private not-for-profit university is located in the city of Stockton. About 68% of students finish within six years. About 19 clinical/medical social work degrees were awarded at University Of The Pacific in the most recent year. Soon after graduation, clinical/medical social work degree recipients from University Of The Pacific generally make around $77,022. Typical student debt for the program is $23,514.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on a blend of student outcomes (graduation rate, post-graduation earnings), affordability, and program focus, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 4 schools evaluated.
- 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
