Social Work at California State University - Sacramento

If you plan to study social work, take a look at what California State University - Sacramento has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Sac State is located in Sacramento, California and approximately 32,293 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.

Sac State Social Work Degrees Available

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

Sac State Social Work Rankings

The social work major at Sac 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.

Social Work Student Demographics at Sac State

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

Sac State Social Work Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 12% of social work bachelor's degrees went to men and 88% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 32% 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 - Sacramento with a bachelor's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	17
Black or African American	22
Hispanic or Latino	96
White	35
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	15

Sac State Social Work Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 11% of social work master's degrees went to men and 89% went to women.

In the social work master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 67% of degree recipients. That is 23% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	23
White	15
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Concentrations Within Social Work

Social Work majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from California State University - Sacramento. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Social Work	310

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 - Sacramento.

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 Stickpen under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.