Social Work at California State University - Long Beach

What traits are you looking for in a social work school? To help you decide if California State University - Long Beach is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's social work program.

CSULB is located in Long Beach, California and approximately 40,069 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 65 students received a bachelor's degree in social work from CSULB.

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.

CSULB Social Work Degrees Available

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

CSULB Social Work Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the social work progam at CSULB 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 CSULB 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
Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools	25
Most Popular Social Work Master’s Degree Schools	31
Best Value Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools	68

In 2021, 236 students received their master’s degree in social work from CSULB. This makes it the #31 most popular school for social work master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Social Work Graduates from CSULB Make?

The median salary of social work students who receive their bachelor's degree at CSULB is $32,587. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 2% higher than the national average of $31,866 for all social work bachelor's degree recipients.

Social Work Student Demographics at CSULB

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

CSULB Social Work Bachelor’s Program

Of the 65 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in social work from CSULB in 2021, 6% were men and 94% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 29% 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 - Long Beach with a bachelor's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	39
White	11
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

CSULB Social Work Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 236 social work majors earned their master's degree from CSULB. Of these graduates, 14% were men and 86% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 12% men graduate in social work each year. CSULB does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

In the social work master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 80% of degree recipients. That is 35% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	27
Black or African American	19
Hispanic or Latino	137
White	34
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	14

CSULB 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 - Long Beach.

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 Summum under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.