Social Work at California State University - Chico

Every social work school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the social work program at California State University - Chico stacks up to those at other schools.

Chico State is located in Chico, California and approximately 16,746 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 97 students received their master's degree in social work.

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.

Chico State Social Work Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Social Work

Chico State Social Work Rankings

Social Work Student Demographics at Chico State

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

Chico State Social Work Master’s Program

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

In the social work master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 53% of degree recipients. That is 10% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	34
White	41
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

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 California State University - Chico.

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.