Social Work at Azusa Pacific University

If you are interested in studying social work, you may want to check out the program at Azusa Pacific University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Azusa Pacific is located in Azusa, California and approximately 9,006 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,501 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Azusa Pacific University in 2021, 34 of them were social work majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Social Work section at the bottom of this page.

Azusa Pacific Social Work Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work
• Master’s Degree in Social Work

Azusa Pacific Social Work Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the social work progam at Azusa Pacific compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The social work major at Azusa Pacific is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Social Work. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
	28
Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools	45
Best Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools	106
Best Value Social Work Schools	112
Best Value Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools	321
Most Focused Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools	397

In 2021, 84 students received their master’s degree in social work from Azusa Pacific. This makes it the #109 most popular school for social work master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Social Work Graduates from Azusa Pacific Make?

The median salary of social work students who receive their bachelor's degree at Azusa Pacific is $34,310. This is 8% higher than $31,866, which is the national average for all social work bachelor's degree recipients.

Social Work Student Demographics at Azusa Pacific

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the social work majors at Azusa Pacific University.

Azusa Pacific Social Work Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 34 students earned a bachelor's degree in social work from Azusa Pacific. About 88% of these graduates were women and the other 12% were men.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 26% more racial-ethnic minorities in its social work bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Azusa Pacific University with a bachelor's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	17
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Azusa Pacific Social Work Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 13% of social work master's degrees went to men and 87% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 12% men graduate in social work each year. Azusa Pacific does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 1% more men than average.

In the social work master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 75% of degree recipients. That is 30% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Azusa Pacific University with a master's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	52
White	10
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

Azusa Pacific also has a doctoral program available in social work. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

Careers That Social Work Grads May Go Into

A degree in social work can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CA, the home state for Azusa Pacific University.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	31,290	$59,500
Marriage and Family Therapists	21,920	$51,950
Healthcare Social Workers	18,600	$76,450
Substance Abuse Social Workers	14,840	$61,640
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	13,560	$89,240

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Lance Cpl. Norman Eckles under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.