Social Work at California State University - East Bay

Every social work school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the social work program at California State University - East Bay stacks up to those at other schools.

Cal State East Bay is located in Hayward, California and approximately 16,253 students attend the school each year.

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.

Cal State East Bay Social Work Degrees Available

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

Cal State East Bay Social Work Rankings

The social work major at Cal State East Bay 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.

Social Work Student Demographics at Cal State East Bay

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

Cal State East Bay Social Work Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of social work bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 56% 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 - East Bay with a bachelor's in social work.

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

Cal State East Bay Social Work Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 15% of social work master's degrees went to men and 85% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 12% men graduate in social work each year. Cal State East Bay does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

In the social work master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 77% of degree recipients. That is 33% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	15
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	22
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Concentrations Within Social Work

The following social work concentations are available at California State University - East Bay. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from California State University - East Bay. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Social Work	77

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 - East Bay.

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.