Social Work at California State University - Fresno

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 - Fresno stacks up to those at other schools.

Fresno State is located in Fresno, California and approximately 25,497 students attend the school each year. Of the 5,099 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from California State University - Fresno in 2021, 130 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.

Fresno State Social Work Degrees Available

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

Fresno State Social Work Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the social work progam at Fresno State 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 Fresno 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
	10
Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools	14
Best Value Social Work Schools	76
Best Social Work Schools	83
Most Focused Social Work Master’s Degree Schools	244

In 2021, 54 students received their master’s degree in social work from Fresno State. This makes it the #169 most popular school for social work master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Fresno State Social Work Graduates

The median salary of social work students who receive their bachelor's degree at Fresno State is $31,549. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $31,866 for all social work students.

Social Work Student Demographics at Fresno State

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

Fresno State Social Work Bachelor’s Program

Of the 130 social work students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Fresno State, about 9% were men and 91% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 46% 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 - Fresno with a bachelor's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	16
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	97
White	6
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Fresno State Social Work Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 54 students graduated with a master's degree in social work from Fresno State. About 26% were men and 74% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 12% men graduate in social work each year. Fresno State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 14% more men than average.

In the social work master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 81% of degree recipients. That is 37% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	12
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	28
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Fresno State 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 - Fresno.

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
• Image Credit: By Bobak Ha’Eri under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.