2022 Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Social Work in Washington

by our College Data Analytics Team

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9 Colleges in Washington

248 Bachelor's Degrees

Ranked #23 in popularity, social work is one of the most sought-after bachelor's degree programs in the nation. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

College Factual reviewed 9 schools in Washington to determine which ones were the most popular for bachelor's degree seekers in the field of social work. Combined, these schools handed out 248 bachelor's degrees in social work to qualified students.

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Your choice of school for getting your bachelor's degree in social work matters. We created our Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Social Work in Washington ranking to make it a little easier to choose the right one for you.

A high popularity ranking isn't always a sign that a school has a great overall quality ranking for social work, but it does mean that many students are choosing the school for some reason. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

Master's Degrees in Social Work

Doctor's Degrees in Social Work

Overall Popularity in Social Work

We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. Plus, you can view our other rankings for social work.

In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. Test it out when you get a chance! You may also want to bookmark the link and share it with others who are trying to make the college decision.

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

Eastern Washington University
Cheney, WA

64 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#5 Best Quality In WA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Eastern Washington University if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in social work. EWU is a large public university located in the fringe town of Cheney. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #5 in quality for bachelor's degrees in social work in Washington.

There were roughly 64 social work individuals who graduated with this degree at EWU in the most recent data year.

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Heritage University
Toppenish, WA

59 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#6 Best Quality In WA

Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in social work needs to look into Heritage University. Heritage University is a fairly small private not-for-profit university located in the rural area of Toppenish. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #6 in quality for bachelor's degrees in social work in Washington.

There were roughly 59 social work individuals who graduated with this degree at Heritage University in the most recent data year.

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University of Washington - Tacoma Campus
Tacoma, WA

39 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#8 Best Quality In WA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of Washington - Tacoma Campus if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in social work. UW Tacoma is a moderately-sized public university located in the midsize city of Tacoma. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #8 in quality for bachelor's degrees in social work in Washington.

There were roughly 39 social work students who graduated with this degree at UW Tacoma in the most recent data year.

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University of Washington - Seattle Campus
Seattle, WA

33 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In WA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in social work has to look into University of Washington - Seattle Campus. UW Seattle is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Seattle. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in social work in Washington.

There were roughly 33 social work individuals who graduated with this degree at UW Seattle in the most recent data year.

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Pacific Lutheran University
Tacoma, WA

19 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In WA

PLU is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Tacoma. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for bachelor's degrees in social work in Washington.

There were approximately 19 social work individuals who graduated with this degree at PLU in the most recent year we have data available.

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Seattle University
Seattle, WA

15 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In WA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Located in the large city of Seattle, Seattle U is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for bachelor's degrees in social work in Washington.

There were about 15 social work students who graduated with this degree at Seattle U in the most recent year we have data available.

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Saint Martin's University
Lacey, WA

12 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#4 Best Quality In WA

Located in the city of Lacey, Saint Martin's is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #4 in quality for bachelor's degrees in social work in Washington.

There were about 12 social work students who graduated with this degree at Saint Martin's in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a bachelor’s in social work from Saint Martin’s University

Walla Walla University
College Place, WA

7 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#7 Best Quality In WA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Walla Walla U is a small private not-for-profit university located in the small suburb of College Place. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #7 in quality for bachelor's degrees in social work in Washington.

There were roughly 7 social work individuals who graduated with this degree at Walla Walla U in the most recent data year.

More information about a bachelor’s in social work from Walla Walla University

Washington State University
Pullman, WA

Wazzu is a very large public university located in the distant town of Pullman. More information about a bachelor’s in social work from Washington State University

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Explore all the Most Popular Social Work Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

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

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Social Work is one of 2 different types of Social Work programs to choose from.

Related Major	Annual Graduates
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).
Credit for the banner image above goes to Army Medicine. More about our data sources and methodologies.

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