Social Work at San Francisco State University

What traits are you looking for in a social work school? To help you decide if San Francisco State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's social work program.

SFSU is located in San Francisco, California and approximately 27,349 students attend the school each year. Of the 6,627 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from San Francisco State University in 2021, 25 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.

SFSU Social Work Degrees Available

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

SFSU Social Work Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The social work major at SFSU 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 Social Work Schools	110
Most Focused Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools	565

In 2021, 38 students received their master’s degree in social work from SFSU. This makes it the #208 most popular school for social work master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Social Work Graduates from SFSU Make?

The median salary of social work students who receive their bachelor's degree at SFSU is $32,501. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 2% higher than the national average of $31,866 for all social work bachelor's degree recipients.

Social Work Student Demographics at SFSU

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

SFSU Social Work Bachelor’s Program

Of the 25 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in social work from SFSU in 2021, 4% were men and 96% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 27% 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 Francisco State University with a bachelor's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	3
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

SFSU Social Work Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 26% of social work master's degrees went to men and 74% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 12% men graduate in social work each year. SFSU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 14% more men than average.

In the social work master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 82% of degree recipients. That is 37% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	22
White	6
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

SFSU 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 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 Francisco 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 Briantrejo under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.