Social Work at Cleveland State University

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

Cleveland State University is located in Cleveland, Ohio and approximately 15,247 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 85 social work majors received their bachelor's degree from Cleveland State University.

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.

Cleveland State University Social Work Degrees Available

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

Cleveland State University Social Work Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The social work major at Cleveland State University 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	123
	217
Best Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools	281

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

Earnings of Cleveland State University Social Work Graduates

The median salary of social work students who receive their bachelor's degree at Cleveland State University is $30,859. This is less than $31,866, which is the national average of all social work majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Social Work Student Demographics at Cleveland State University

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

Cleveland State University Social Work Bachelor’s Program

Of the 85 social work students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Cleveland State University, about 11% were men and 89% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 5% 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 Cleveland State University with a bachelor's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	31
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	42
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Cleveland State University Social Work Master’s Program

Of the 100 social work students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Cleveland State University, about 11% were men and 89% were women.

Of the students who received a social work master's degree from Cleveland State University, 62% 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 Cleveland State University with a master's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	23
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	62
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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

Related Majors

• Human Services
• Community Organization & Advocacy
• Public Administration

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 OH, the home state for Cleveland State University.

Occupation	Jobs in OH	Average Salary in OH
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	10,090	$45,030
Healthcare Social Workers	7,120	$52,910
Substance Abuse Social Workers	6,030	$44,840
Social and Community Service Managers	4,960	$73,210
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	3,190	$50,410

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 Balaji810 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.