2022 Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Social Work in the Far Western US Region

by our College Data Analytics Team

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43 Colleges in the Far Western US Region

2,149 Bachelor's Degrees

Social Work is of the hottest bachelor's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #23 most popular major in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

College Factual looked at 43 colleges and universities when compiling its 2022 Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Social Work in the Far Western US Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 2,149 bachelor's degrees in social work to qualified students.

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Best Bachelor’s Degree Schools List

The social work bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. One of the reasons we created our Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Social Work in the Far Western US Region ranking is to help you make that choice.

While being high in popularity does not always mean a school has a quality social work program, it is a sign that a large number of students choose the school. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

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Master's Degrees in Social Work

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This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for social work.

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Learn about start dates, transferring credits, availability of financial aid, and more by contacting the universities below.

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Explore the most popular colleges and universities for social work students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

California State University - Sacramento
Sacramento, CA

244 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In CA

#8 Best Quality In CA

California State University - Sacramento is a popular choice for students pursuing a bachelor's degree in social work. Located in the large city of Sacramento, Sac State is a public university with a fairly large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #8 in quality for bachelor's degrees in social work in California.

There were about 244 social work students who graduated with this degree at Sac State in the most recent year we have data available.

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California State University - Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA

224 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#2 Most Popular In CA

#5 Best Quality In CA

California State University - Los Angeles is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in social work. Cal State LA is a very large public university located in the large city of Los Angeles. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #5 in quality for bachelor's degrees in social work in California.

There were approximately 224 social work individuals who graduated with this degree at Cal State LA in the most recent year we have data available.

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Brandman University
Irvine, CA

123 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#3 Most Popular In CA

#2 Best Quality In CA

Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in social work needs to look into Brandman University. Located in the city of Irvine, Brandman is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for bachelor's degrees in social work in California.

There were approximately 123 social work individuals who graduated with this degree at Brandman in the most recent year we have data available.

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California State University - Fresno
Fresno, CA

119 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#4 Most Popular In CA

#9 Best Quality In CA

California State University - Fresno is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in social work. Fresno State is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Fresno. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #9 in quality for bachelor's degrees in social work in California.

There were roughly 119 social work students who graduated with this degree at Fresno State in the most recent data year.

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Portland State University
Portland, OR

118 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In OR

#3 Best Quality In OR

Portland State University is a fairly large public university located in the city of Portland. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for bachelor's degrees in social work in Oregon.

There were about 118 social work students who graduated with this degree at Portland State University in the most recent year we have data available.

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San Diego State University
San Diego, CA

106 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#5 Most Popular In CA

#6 Best Quality In CA

SDSU is a very large public university located in the large city of San Diego. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #6 in quality for bachelor's degrees in social work in California.

There were approximately 106 social work students who graduated with this degree at SDSU in the most recent year we have data available.

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University of Nevada - Reno
Reno, NV

95 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In NV

#1 Best Quality In NV

UNR is a fairly large public university located in the city of Reno. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in social work in Nevada.

There were about 95 social work students who graduated with this degree at UNR in the most recent data year.

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University of California - Berkeley
Berkeley, CA

90 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#6 Most Popular In CA

#1 Best Quality In CA

UC Berkeley is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Berkeley. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in social work in California.

There were approximately 90 social work individuals who graduated with this degree at UC Berkeley in the most recent data year.

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Fresno Pacific University
Fresno, CA

79 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#7 Most Popular In CA

#13 Best Quality In CA

Located in the large city of Fresno, Fresno Pacific is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.

There were approximately 79 social work students who graduated with this degree at Fresno Pacific in the most recent data year.

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San Jose State University
San Jose, CA

77 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#8 Most Popular In CA

#3 Best Quality In CA

San Jose State is a very large public university located in the large city of San Jose. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #3 in quality for bachelor's degrees in social work in California.

There were about 77 social work individuals who graduated with this degree at San Jose State in the most recent year we have data available.

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Explore the most popular social work schools for a specific state in the Far Western US Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	629	1,523
Washington	527	274
Oregon	330	128
Nevada	181	135
Hawaii	177	74
Alaska	93	59

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One of 2 majors within the Social Work area of study, Social Work has other similar majors worth exploring.

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Child Advocacy & Policy	25

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).
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