Social Work at California State University - Los Angeles

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

Cal State LA is located in Los Angeles, California and has a total student population of 26,745. Of the 5,742 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from California State University - Los Angeles in 2021, 198 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.

Cal State LA Social Work Degrees Available

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

Cal State LA Social Work Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks social work programs across the country. The following shows how Cal State LA performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The social work major at Cal State LA 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
Most Popular Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools	7
Most Focused Social Work Schools	202

In 2021, 110 students received their master’s degree in social work from Cal State LA. This makes it the #84 most popular school for social work master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Cal State LA Social Work Graduates

The median salary of social work students who receive their bachelor's degree at Cal State LA is $33,849. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 6% higher than the national average of $31,866 for all social work bachelor's degree recipients.

Social Work Student Demographics at Cal State LA

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

Cal State LA Social Work Bachelor’s Program

Of the 198 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Social Work from Cal State LA in 2020-2021, 12% were men and 88% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 44% 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 - Los Angeles with a bachelor's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	150
White	7
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

Cal State LA Social Work Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 110 students graduated with a master's degree in social work from Cal State LA. About 18% were men and 82% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 12% men graduate in social work each year. Cal State LA does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% 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 - Los Angeles with a master's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	13
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	77
White	10
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Cal State LA 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 - Los Angeles.

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 Justefrain under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.