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2021 Best Social Work Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in California

14 Colleges
1,421 Bachelor's Degrees
$27,929 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Social Work Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best Social Work Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in CaliforniaSocial Work is the #39 most popular major in California with 1,421 bachelor's degrees awarded in <nil>. This means that colleges and universities in the state were responsible for awarding 6.6% of all the social work bachelor's degrees in the country.

For this year's Best Social Work Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in California ranking, we looked at 14 colleges that offer a bachelor's in social work. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent social work programs, but they also offer a lot of support to non-traditional students.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the social work program at the school, affordability, and presence of non-traditional students. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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2021 Best Social Work Schools for Non-Traditional Students in California

The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying social work.

Top 10 Best Social Work Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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San Jose State University tops the 2021 list of our schools in California that are best for non-traditional social work students. San Jose State is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Jose. San Jose State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Colleges for Social Work in California list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. Approximately 19,939 students take at least one class online at San Jose State. About 9,800 of the students at San Jose State are attending part time.

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California State University - Sacramento landed the #2 spot in our 2021 best social work schools for non-traditional students. Located in the large city of Sacramento, Sac State is a public school with a fairly large student population. Sac State also took the #7 spot in our Best Colleges for Social Work in California rankings.

About 1.7% of Sac State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 16,876 students at Sac State that take at least one class online. About 7,378 of the students at Sac State are attending part time.

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University of California - Berkeley earned the #3 spot in our 2021 rankings. UC Berkeley is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Berkeley. UC Berkeley not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #1 on our Best Colleges for Social Work in California list.

About 0.5% of UC Berkeley students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 26,398 students take at least one class online at UC Berkeley. About 4,099 of the students at UC Berkeley are attending part time.

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The #4 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Brandman University. Located in the city of Irvine, Brandman is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The student loan default rate at Brandman is lower than is typical, just 1.2% of students default in three years. 5,783 of Brandman students are attending part time.

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California State University - San Bernardino earned the #5 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the medium-sized city of San Bernardino, CSUSB is a public school with a fairly large student population. CSUSB did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our Best Colleges for Social Work in California list.

About 1.8% of CSUSB students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 11,874 students at CSUSB that take at least one class online. 4,301 of CSUSB students are attending part time.

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California State University - Long Beach earned the #6 spot in our 2021 rankings. CSULB is a very large public school located in the large city of Long Beach. CSULB not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #2 on our Best Colleges for Social Work in California list.

The student loan default rate at CSULB is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. Approximately 24,806 students take at least one class online at CSULB. About 8,046 of the students at CSULB are attending part time.

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California State University - Los Angeles earned the #7 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, Cal State LA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.7%. Approximately 16,268 students take at least one class online at Cal State LA. About 5,425 of the students at Cal State LA are attending part time.

Full Social Work at California State University - Los Angeles Report

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San Francisco State University earned the #8 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of San Francisco, SFSU is a public school with a very large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, SFSU has also earned the #8 rank in our Best Colleges for Social Work in California ranking.

About 1.8% of SFSU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 14,003 of SFSU students are exclusively distance learners. About 6,034 of the students at SFSU are attending part time.

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The #9 spot in this year's ranking belongs to San Diego State University. Located in the large city of San Diego, SDSU is a public school with a fairly large student population. SDSU also made our Best Colleges for Social Work in California list, coming in at #3.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.1%. There are approximately 21,657 students at SDSU that take at least one class online. There are roughly 5,452 part time students in attendance at SDSU.

Read full report on Social Work at San Diego State University

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Azusa Pacific University earned the #10 spot in our 2021 rankings. Azusa Pacific is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Azusa. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Azusa Pacific, the school also landed the #6 rank in our Best Colleges for Social Work in California ranking.

About 1.1% of Azusa Pacific students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 1,851 students at Azusa Pacific that take at least one class online. About 2,771 of the students at Azusa Pacific are attending part time.

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Best for Non-Traditional Students Social Work Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Social Work Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 274
Oregon 154
Nevada 183
Hawaii 102
Alaska 47

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