Social Work at California University of Pennsylvania

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

Cal U is located in California, Pennsylvania and approximately 6,885 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,119 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from California University of Pennsylvania in 2021, 29 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.

Cal U Social Work Degrees Available

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

Cal U Social Work Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks social work programs across the country. The following shows how Cal U performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The social work major at Cal U 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
Best Value Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools	46
Best Value Social Work Schools	117
Most Popular Social Work Schools	275

In 2021, 30 students received their master’s degree in social work from Cal U. This makes it the #233 most popular school for social work master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Social Work Graduates from Cal U Make?

The median salary of social work students who receive their bachelor's degree at Cal U is $32,791. This is 3% higher than $31,866, which is the national average for all social work bachelor's degree recipients.

Social Work Student Demographics at Cal U

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

Cal U Social Work Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 29 students earned a bachelor's degree in social work from Cal U. About 72% of these graduates were women and the other 28% were men. The typical social work bachelor's degree program is made up of only 12% men. So male students are more repesented at Cal U since its program graduates 16% more men than average.

About 90% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social work at Cal U are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from California University of Pennsylvania with a bachelor's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	26
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Cal U Social Work Master’s Program

Of the 30 students who graduated with a master’s in social work from Cal U in 2021, 3% were men and 97% were women.

Of the students who received a social work master's degree from Cal U, 90% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	27
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• Public Policy

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 PA, the home state for California University of Pennsylvania.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	20,160	$43,680
Social and Community Service Managers	8,300	$65,620
Substance Abuse Social Workers	7,860	$38,440
Healthcare Social Workers	7,560	$53,770
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	4,150	$55,280

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 Wjmoore17 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.