2023 Best Clinical/Medical Social Work Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Far Western US Region

When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Clinical/Medical Social Work for a Master’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Clinical/Medical Social Work is the 261st most popular major in the country with 2,534 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 190 clinical/medical social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Clinical/Medical Social Work for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in clinical/medical social work. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality clinical/medical social work programs as well as strong veteran support.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the clinical/medical social work program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Clinical/Medical Social Work for a Master’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Clinical/Medical Social Work for a Master’s”.

Top 2 Best Clinical/Medical Social Work Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Far Western US Region

1

University of Washington - Seattle Campus
Seattle, Washington

1,283 GI Bill® Students**

#2 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Clinical/Medical Social Work for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Seattle, Washington, and it awarded 113 masters’s clinical/medical social work degrees in 2020-2021.

UW Seattle did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Clinical/Medical Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list.Among the 48,149 students enrolled at University of Washington - Seattle Campus, 1,283 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 769 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $14,190. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full UW Seattle Veteran Student Life Report

2

Loma Linda University
Loma Linda, California

1 GI Bill® Students**

#1 in overall quality

$83,878 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Clinical/Medical Social Work for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Loma Linda University landed the #2 spot on the list. Loma Linda University is located in Loma Linda, California and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 37 masters’s clinical/medical social work degrees to qualified students.

Loma Linda University also took the #1 spot in our “Best Clinical/Medical Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.Of the 4,468 students enrolled at Loma Linda University, 1 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Full Loma Linda University Veteran Student Life Report

• Best Clinical/Medical Social Work Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans

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).
• Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
• 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

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
• **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
• 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.