2024 Best Social Work Master's Degree Schools in Oregon

If you pursue a master's degree in social work, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #2 most popular program in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

College Factual looked at 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Social Work Master's Degree Schools in Oregon ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 304 master's degrees in social work to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Social Work School for Your Master's Degree

Your choice of social work for getting your master's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to social work students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other social work students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized social work related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for social work students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Social Work Master's Degree Schools in Oregon list, to help you choose the best school for you.

 

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Social Work in Oregon

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in social work.

Top Oregon Schools for a Master's in Social Work

1

Portland State University
Portland, OR

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

248 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in social work has to take a look at Portland State University. Portland State University is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Portland.More information about a master’s in social work from Portland State University

2

Pacific University
Forest Grove, OR

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

23 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat Pacific University if you want to pursue a master's degree in social work. Located in the large suburb of Forest Grove, Pacific is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a master’s in social work from Pacific University

3

George Fox University
Newberg, OR

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

33 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in social work has to take a look at George Fox University. Located in the fringe town of Newberg, GFU is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a master’s in social work from George Fox University

Best Social Work Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Social Work Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	675	3,073
Washington	402	368
Nevada	126	235
Hawaii	110	95
Alaska	65	27

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Social Work Related Rankings by Major

One of 3 majors within the Social Work area of study, Social Work has other similar majors worth exploring.

Notes and References

• 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Army Medicine. More about our data sources and methodologies.