2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Work in California

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With 56,762 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, social work is the 8th most popular major in the United States.

Across California, there were 4,945 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 160 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,544 and $133,402 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in California” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in social work. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality social work programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the social work program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in California

The colleges and universities below are the best for california doctor’s degree social work students.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Work in California

#1

University of California - Berkeley

Berkeley, California

#2 in overall quality

$29,347 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Berkeley. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in California list. Berkeley, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s social work degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

UC Berkeley did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Social Work Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Berkeley are $29,347.

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#2

University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California

#3 in overall quality

$28,131 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Los Angeles landed the #2 spot on the list. University of California - Los Angeles is located in Los Angeles, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 doctorate’s social work degrees to qualified students.

UCLA also took the #3 spot in our “Best Social Work Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCLA are $28,131, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Social Work at University of California - Los Angeles

#3

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California

#1 in overall quality

$48,715 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Southern California. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Social Work Schools for a Doctorate in California. USC is a large school located in Los Angeles, California that handed out 152 doctorate’s social work degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at USC, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Social Work Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Southern California are $48,715.

Read full report on 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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