Santa Clarita, CA (population: 171,722) has twenty-three social work schools within a 100-mile radius of its city center. University of California-Los Angeles, the highest ranked school in this group with a social work program, has a total student population of 38,550. It is the 7th highest ranked school in the USA and the highest in the state of California.
Social Work students from Santa Clarita schools who go on to become social work case managers, social workers, social scientists, health and social service managers, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 73,250 people working as social workers alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $50,470. Also, Community and social services employees make on average $42,750 per year and there are about 1,891,320 of them employed in the US today.
Of the 23 social work schools with a 100-mile radius of Santa Clarita, only 11 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Westmont College comes out as the most expensive ($31,035/yr) for social work students, with California State University-Dominguez Hills as the lowest, reported at only $2,451/yr.
| Name | State | Population | # of Schools | Avg School Rank | Total Programs | Distance from Santa Clarita |
| Canyon Country | CA | - | 1 | 21.1219 | 9 | 2.4 miles |
| Valencia | CA | - | 1 | 29.1529 | 11 | 3.4 miles |
| Northridge | CA | - | 2 | 29.2432 | 104 | 12.7 miles |
| Panorama City | CA | - | 2 | 25.093 | 11 | 13.2 miles |
| Simi Valley | CA | 121,990 | 0 | - | 0 | 17.2 miles |
| Woodland Hills | CA | - | 1 | 17.7823 | 121 | 17.6 miles |
| Burbank | CA | 103,686 | 5 | 29.098 | 43 | 18.4 miles |
| Los Angeles | CA | 3,878,715 | 57 | 23.6333 | 1,355 | 21.5 miles |
| Moorpark | CA | - | 1 | 19.4776 | 80 | 22.9 miles |
| Altadena | CA | 41,677 | 0 | - | 0 | 26.5 miles |
| Lancaster | CA | 151,452 | 15 | 22.7811 | 306 | 27.0 miles |
| Palmdale | CA | 150,264 | 0 | - | 0 | 27.6 miles |
| Culver City | CA | - | 2 | 5.62439 | 79 | 27.7 miles |
| Santa Monica | CA | 89,350 | 5 | 12.7862 | 74 | 27.7 miles |
| Alhambra | CA | 86,214 | 4 | 31.3851 | 25 | 31.5 miles |
| Camarillo | CA | 64,419 | 2 | 13.7538 | 38 | 32.5 miles |
| East Los Angeles | CA | 135,682 | 0 | - | 0 | 32.7 miles |
| Malibu | CA | - | 1 | 75.691 | 100 | 32.9 miles |
| Azusa | CA | 47,782 | 1 | 31.8299 | 58 | 39.1 miles |
| Downey | CA | 107,986 | 0 | - | 0 | 39.1 miles |
| Paramount | CA | 55,280 | 1 | 16.5087 | 2 | 40.6 miles |
| Torrance | CA | 141,478 | 4 | 20.3998 | 164 | 41.3 miles |
| Hacienda Heights | CA | 52,748 | 0 | - | 0 | 41.9 miles |
| Covina | CA | 46,974 | 0 | - | 0 | 42.3 miles |
| Glendora | CA | 49,443 | 1 | 12.4755 | 68 | 42.3 miles |
| West Covina | CA | 106,032 | 5 | 23.6693 | 37 | 42.4 miles |
| Oxnard | CA | 189,413 | 5 | 22.3693 | 105 | 42.6 miles |
| Ventura | CA | - | 4 | 23.0203 | 129 | 43.6 miles |
| Cerritos | CA | 51,327 | 3 | 18.7768 | 18 | 45.1 miles |
| Rancho Palos Verdes | CA | 41,164 | 1 | 20.67 | 2 | 45.8 miles |