Social Work at California State University - Dominguez Hills

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

CSUDH is located in Carson, California and has a total student population of 18,687.

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.

CSUDH Social Work Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Social Work

CSUDH Social Work Rankings

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Social Work Student Demographics at CSUDH

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

CSUDH Social Work Master’s Program

Of the 86 students who earned a master's degree in Social Work from CSUDH in 2020-2021, 20% were men and 80% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 12% men graduate in social work each year. CSUDH does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

In the social work master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 87% of degree recipients. That is 42% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	53
White	7
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Related Majors

• Human Services
• Public Administration

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 - Dominguez Hills.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.