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. In 2021, 97 social work majors received their bachelor's degree from SDSU.

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 following rankings from College Factual show how the social work progam at SDSU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Social Work Graduate Certificate Schools	42
Most Popular Social Work Master’s Degree Schools	88
Best Value Social Work Schools	117
Most Focused Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools	468

In 2021, 104 students received their master’s degree in social work from SDSU. This makes it the #88 most popular school for social work master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Social Work Graduates from SDSU Make?

The median salary of social work students who receive their bachelor's degree at SDSU is $34,581. This is 9% higher than $31,866, which is the national average for all social work bachelor's degree recipients.

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 97 social work majors earned their bachelor's degree from SDSU. Of these graduates, 12% were men and 88% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 22% 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	5
Black or African American	16
Hispanic or Latino	43
White	26
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

SDSU Social Work Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 104 social work majors earned their master's degree from SDSU. Of these graduates, 10% were men and 90% were women.

In the social work master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 56% of degree recipients. That is 11% 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	11
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	38
White	37
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

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

Related Majors

• Other Public Administration
• 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 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

More about our data sources and methodologies.