2026 Best Value Clinical/Medical Social Work Schools in California
[Clinical/Medical Social Work](/majors/health-care-professions/mental-social-health-services/clinical-medical-social-work/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.
To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 4 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for clinical/medical social work students.
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2026 Best Value Clinical/Medical Social Work Schools in California
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in clinical/medical social work, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value Clinical/Medical Social Work Schools
Leading the list is University Of The Pacific, our #1 best value for clinical/medical social work in California. Located in the city of Stockton, University Of The Pacific is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university. In-state tuition and fees average $57,080. Clinical/medical Social Work graduates carry a median of $23,514 in student loans. Soon after graduation, clinical/medical social work degree recipients from University Of The Pacific generally make around $77,022. Set against $23,514 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Roughly 71% of applicants are accepted.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 4 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 ranked schools only.
- 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).
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