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Social Work at California State University - Bakersfield

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Social Work at California State University - Bakersfield

If you plan to study social work, take a look at what California State University - Bakersfield has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

CSUB is located in Bakersfield, California and has a total student population of 11,745.

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.

CSUB Social Work Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Social Work

CSUB Social Work Rankings

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Social Work Student Demographics at CSUB

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the social work majors at California State University - Bakersfield.

CSUB Social Work Master’s Program

91% Women
84% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 81 social work students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from CSUB, about 9% were men and 91% were women.

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In the social work master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 84% of degree recipients. That is 39% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 62
White 6
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 7

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 California State University - Bakersfield.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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