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Social Work at California State University - Sacramento

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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. Of the 7,644 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from California State University - Sacramento in 2021, 210 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.

Sac State Social Work Degrees Available

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

Sac State Social Work Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the social work progam at Sac State compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Popular Social Work Schools 29
65
Most Focused Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools 224

In 2021, 100 students received their master’s degree in social work from Sac State. This makes it the #91 most popular school for social work master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Social Work Graduates from Sac State Make?

The median salary of social work students who receive their bachelor's degree at Sac State is $33,548. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 5% higher than the national average of $31,866 for all social work bachelor's degree recipients.

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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

87% Women
71% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 13% of social work bachelor's degrees went to men and 87% 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 Sac State since its program graduates 1% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 27% 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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 23
Black or African American 12
Hispanic or Latino 107
White 47
International Students 6
Other Races/Ethnicities 15

Sac State Social Work Master’s Program

95% Women
60% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 100 students who earned a master's degree in Social Work from Sac State in 2020-2021, 5% were men and 95% were women.

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In the social work master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 60% of degree recipients. That is 15% 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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 12
Black or African American 6
Hispanic or Latino 34
White 33
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 14

Sac State also has a doctoral program available in social work. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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