Social Work at San Jose State University

If you are interested in studying social work, you may want to check out the program at San Jose State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

San Jose State is located in San Jose, California and approximately 36,208 students attend the school each year. Of the 7,192 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from San Jose State University in 2021, 49 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.

San Jose State Social Work Degrees Available

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

San Jose State Social Work Rankings

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

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 San Jose State 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
	3
Best Value Social Work Schools	41
Most Focused Social Work Master’s Degree Schools	177

In 2021, 162 students received their master’s degree in social work from San Jose State. This makes it the #56 most popular school for social work master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of San Jose State Social Work Graduates

The median salary of social work students who receive their bachelor's degree at San Jose State is $38,504. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 21% higher than the national average of $31,866 for all social work bachelor's degree recipients.

Social Work Student Demographics at San Jose State

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

San Jose State Social Work Bachelor’s Program

Of the 49 social work students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from San Jose State, about 18% were men and 82% were women. The typical social work bachelor's degree program is made up of only 12% men. So male students are more repesented at San Jose State since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 43% 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 Jose State University with a bachelor's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	29
White	3
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

San Jose State Social Work Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 162 social work majors earned their master's degree from San Jose State. 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 73% of degree recipients. That is 29% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	16
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	89
White	34
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	15

San Jose State 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 Jose 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 Daderot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.