Social Work at San Diego State University

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

SDSU is located in San Diego, California and has a total student population of 36,334.

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.

SDSU Social Work Degrees Available

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

SDSU Social Work Rankings

The social work major at SDSU 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.

Social Work Student Demographics at SDSU

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

SDSU Social Work Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 11% of social work bachelor's degrees went to men and 89% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 37% 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 San Diego State University with a bachelor's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	79
White	22
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

SDSU Social Work Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 13% of social work master's degrees went to men and 87% went to women.

In the social work master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 65% of degree recipients. That is 22% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	57
White	33
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

Concentrations Within Social Work

Social Work majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from San Diego State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Social Work	201

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 San Diego State University.

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 Wikipedia User:Geographer under License

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