Social Work at California State University - San Marcos

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

CSUSM is located in San Marcos, California and has a total student population of 16,367.

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.

CSUSM Social Work Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Social Work

CSUSM Social Work Rankings

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Social Work Student Demographics at CSUSM

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

CSUSM Social Work Master’s Program

Of the 58 social work students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from CSUSM, about 7% were men and 93% were women.

In the social work master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 57% of degree recipients. That is 12% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	19
White	22
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Related Majors

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 - San Marcos.

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 Eamuscatuli under License

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