Best Colleges for Social Work in California | CampusGuide

16

Schools Ranked

$34,008

Avg. Program Earnings

62.5%

Avg. Graduation Rate

Top 16 Schools

College rankings
#	School	Median Earnings	Graduation Rate	School Type
1	San Francisco State University San Francisco, California	$41,007	50.1%	public
2	California State University-San Bernardino San Bernardino, California	$40,492	54.7%	public
3	University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, California	$39,585	92.9%	public
4	San Jose State University San Jose, California	$38,289	64.7%	public
5	University of Massachusetts Global Irvine, California	$34,526		public
6	California State University-Long Beach Long Beach, California	$33,993	69.9%	public
7	California State University-Northridge Northridge, California	$33,382	56.2%	public
8	Whittier College Whittier, California	$33,281	63.4%	private-nonprofit
9	California State University-Los Angeles Los Angeles, California	$32,747	52.6%	public
10	Azusa Pacific University Azusa, California	$32,711	64.4%	private-nonprofit
11	California State University-Sacramento Sacramento, California	$32,569	55.8%	public
12	San Diego State University San Diego, California	$32,332	78.3%	public
13	California State University-Fullerton Fullerton, California	$31,314	69.2%	public
14	California State University-Chico Chico, California	$30,119	63.6%	public
15	California State University-Fresno Fresno, California	$29,540	54.8%	public
16	California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt Arcata, California	$28,236	46.6%	public

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