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Social Work at California State University - Chico

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Social Work at California State University - Chico

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

Chico State is located in Chico, California and has a total student population of 16,746. Of the 4,313 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from California State University - Chico in 2021, 76 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.

Chico State Social Work Degrees Available

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

Chico State Social Work Rankings

The social work major at Chico State 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.

In 2021, 97 students received their master’s degree in social work from Chico State. This makes it the #96 most popular school for social work master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Social Work Graduates from Chico State Make?

The median salary of social work students who receive their bachelor's degree at Chico State is $33,049. This is 4% higher than $31,866, which is the national average for all social work bachelor's degree recipients.

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Social Work Student Demographics at Chico State

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

Chico State Social Work Bachelor’s Program

87% Women
67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 76 students earned a bachelor's degree in social work from Chico State. About 87% of these graduates were women and the other 13% were men. The typical social work bachelor's degree program is made up of only 12% men. So male students are more repesented at Chico State since its program graduates 1% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 22% 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 California State University - Chico with a bachelor's in social work.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 37
White 23
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 8

Chico State Social Work Master’s Program

89% Women
53% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 97 social work students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Chico State, about 11% were men and 89% were women.

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In the social work master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 53% of degree recipients. That is 8% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 7
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 34
White 41
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 10

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

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 - Chico.

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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