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.

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

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.

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

For the most recent academic year available, 15% of social work bachelor's degrees went to men and 85% went to women. The typical social work bachelor's degree program is made up of only 12% men. So male students are more repesented at Cal State LA since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 48% 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	13
Black or African American	17
Hispanic or Latino	219
White	15
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

Cal State LA Social Work Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 17% of social work master's degrees went to men and 83% went to 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 5% 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 38% 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	9
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	85
White	19
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Concentrations Within Social Work

If you plan to be a social work major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at California State University - Los Angeles. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Social Work	308

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

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