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2022 Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid

5 Ranked Colleges
168 Degrees Awarded
$32,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 56,762 social work students received their degree, making the major the 8th most popular in the country.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 6,916 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 168 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,342 and $136,270 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in social work. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent social work programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the social work program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 5 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Work in the Far Western US Region (With Aid)

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Washington - Seattle Campus is located in Seattle, Washington and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s social work degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our far western us region doctor’s degree social work students with aid list, UW Seattle has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Social Work Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Washington - Seattle Campus are $30,294, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Social Work at University of Washington - Seattle Campus

#2

University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Los Angeles landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Los Angeles, California, this large public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s social work students in 2019-2020.

UCLA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Social Work Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Los Angeles are $28,131, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of California - Los Angeles Social Work Report

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Berkeley. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid. University of California - Berkeley is a public institution located in Berkeley, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UC Berkeley not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Social Work Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UC Berkeley are $29,347, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of California - Berkeley Social Work Report

#4

Portland State University

Portland, Oregon
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Portland State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Portland State University is located in Portland, Oregon and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 doctorate’s social work degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our far western us region doctor’s degree social work students with aid list, Portland State University has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Social Work Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Portland State University are $23,784.

Read full report on Social Work at Portland State University

#5

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern California landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Los Angeles, California, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 152 degrees to qualified doctorate’s social work students in 2019-2020.

USC also took the #1 spot in our “Best Social Work Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at USC are $48,715, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Social Work at University of Southern California

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Notes and References

References

  • 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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