Social Work at California State University - Long Beach

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

CSULB is located in Long Beach, California and approximately 40,069 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 236 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.

CSULB Social Work Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Social Work

CSULB Social Work Rankings

Social Work Student Demographics at CSULB

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

CSULB Social Work Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 236 students earned a master's degree in social work from CSULB. About 86% of these graduates were women and the other 14% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in social work each year. CSULB does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 1% more men than average.

In the social work master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 80% 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 California State University - Long Beach with a master's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	27
Black or African American	19
Hispanic or Latino	137
White	34
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	14

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 - Long Beach.

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 Summum under License

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