Social Work is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #13 most popular major in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
College Factual looked at 4 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Social Work Schools in Oregon ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 526 degrees in social work to qualified students.
The social work program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Social Work rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for social work schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Social Work Schools in Oregon ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The schools below may not offer all types of social work degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Any student pursuing a degree in social work has to look into Portland State University. Located in the large city of Portland, Portland State University is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 7th out of 30 colleges for overall quality in the state of Oregon.
There were roughly 341 social work students who graduated with this degree at Portland State University in the most recent year we have data available. Social Work degree recipients from Portland State University receive an earnings boost of about $2,428 above the average income of social work majors.
It is difficult to beat University of Portland if you wish to pursue a degree in social work. University of Portland is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Portland. A Best Colleges rank of #231 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means University of Portland is a great university overall.
There were approximately 15 social work students who graduated with this degree at University of Portland in the most recent year we have data available. After graduating, social work degree recipients typically make about $26,345 in their early careers.
George Fox University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in social work. GFU is a small private not-for-profit university located in the town of Newberg. This university ranks 9th out of 30 colleges for overall quality in the state of Oregon.
There were approximately 60 social work students who graduated with this degree at GFU in the most recent year we have data available. After graduation, social work degree recipients usually earn about $39,522 at the beginning of their careers.
Pacific University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in social work. Pacific is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Forest Grove. A Best Colleges rank of #194 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Pacific is a great university overall.
There were about 30 social work students who graduated with this degree at Pacific in the most recent year we have data available. Those social work students who get their degree from Pacific University earn $8,339 more than the average social work student.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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).
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The social work program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Social Work rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for social work schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
