Social Work at Central Connecticut State University

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

CCSU is located in New Britain, Connecticut and has a total student population of 10,652. In 2021, 52 social work majors received their bachelor's degree from CCSU.

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.

CCSU Social Work Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work

CCSU Social Work Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks social work programs across the country. The following shows how CCSU 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 CCSU 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	249
Best Value Social Work Schools	320

How Much Do Social Work Graduates from CCSU Make?

The median salary of social work students who receive their bachelor's degree at CCSU is $36,071. This is 13% higher than $31,866, which is the national average for all social work bachelor's degree recipients.

Social Work Student Demographics at CCSU

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

CCSU Social Work Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 52 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in social work from CCSU. About 8% were men and 92% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 13% 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 Central Connecticut State University with a bachelor's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	19
White	20
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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

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 CT, the home state for Central Connecticut State University.

Occupation	Jobs in CT	Average Salary in CT
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	5,370	$69,520
Social and Community Service Managers	3,040	$73,560
Healthcare Social Workers	2,110	$72,640
Substance Abuse Social Workers	1,850	$63,290
Social Workers	650	$65,230

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 Sage Ross under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.