2025 Best Clinical/Medical Social Work Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

Clinical/Medical Social Work isn't the most popular bachelor's program in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #582 in popularity out of 1232 majors in the country. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Clinical/Medical Social Work Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 116 bachelor's degrees in clinical/medical social work during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on clinical/medical social work students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other clinical/medical social work students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized clinical/medical social work related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for clinical/medical social work students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Clinical/Medical Social Work Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Clinical/Medical Social Work in the Southwest Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in clinical/medical social work.

Top Southwest Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Clinical/Medical Social Work

1

New Mexico Highlands University
Las Vegas, NM

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

63 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in clinical/medical social work needs to take a look at New Mexico Highlands University. New Mexico Highlands University is a small public university located in the remote town of Las Vegas.More information about a bachelor’s in clinical/medical social work from New Mexico Highlands University

2

Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus
Portales, NM

53 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in clinical/medical social work. Located in the remote town of Portales, ENMU - Main Campus is a public university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a bachelor’s in clinical/medical social work from Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus

Best Clinical/Medical Social Work Colleges by State

Explore the best clinical/medical social work schools for a specific state in the Southwest Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New Mexico	202	117

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Clinical/Medical Social Work Related Rankings by Major

Clinical/Medical Social Work is one of 13 different types of Mental & Social Health Services programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Clinical/Medical Social Work

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician	471
Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling	182
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling	119
Other Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions	20
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	5

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). More about our data sources and methodologies.