Social Work at California State University - Northridge

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 - Northridge stacks up to those at other schools.

CSUN is located in Northridge, California and approximately 40,381 students attend the school each year.

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.

CSUN Social Work Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Social Work

CSUN Social Work Rankings

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How Much Do Social Work Graduates from CSUN Make?

The median salary of social work students who receive their bachelor's degree at CSUN is $32,688. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 3% higher than the national average of $31,866 for all social work bachelor's degree recipients.

Social Work Student Demographics at CSUN

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

CSUN Social Work Master’s Program

The social work program at CSUN awarded 148 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 16% of these degrees went to men with the other 84% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 12% men graduate in social work each year. CSUN does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

In the social work master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 55% of degree recipients. That is 11% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	64
White	29
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	35

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 - Northridge.

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 Cbl62 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.