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. In 2021, 3 social work majors received their bachelor's degree from Cal State East Bay.

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 following rankings from College Factual show how the social work progam at Cal State East Bay compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
	5
	8
	10
Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools	18
Best Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools	61

In 2021, 74 students received their master’s degree in social work from Cal State East Bay. This makes it the #126 most popular school for social work master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

Of the 3 social work students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Cal State East Bay, about 0% were men and 100% were women.

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 - East Bay with a bachelor's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	0
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Cal State East Bay Social Work Master’s Program

Of the 74 students who earned a master's degree in Social Work from Cal State East Bay in 2020-2021, 15% were men and 85% were 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 78% of degree recipients. That is 34% 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	7
Black or African American	22
Hispanic or Latino	25
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

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

Related Majors

• 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 - 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.