Social Work at California State University - East Bay

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

Cal State East Bay is located in Hayward, California and has a total student population of 16,253. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 74 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.

Cal State East Bay Social Work Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Social Work

Cal State East Bay Social Work Rankings

Social Work Student Demographics at Cal State East Bay

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

Cal State East Bay Social Work Master’s Program

Of the 74 students who graduated with a master’s in social work from Cal State East Bay in 2021, 15% were men and 85% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in social work each year. Cal State East Bay does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

In the social work master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 78% of degree recipients. That is 36% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	22
Hispanic or Latino	25
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

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 - East Bay.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.