Social Work at California State University - Northridge

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

CSUN is located in Northridge, California and approximately 40,381 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 148 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.

CSUN Social Work Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Social Work

CSUN Social Work Rankings

Social Work Student Demographics at CSUN

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

CSUN Social Work Master’s Program

Of the 148 students who graduated with a master’s in social work from CSUN in 2021, 16% were men and 84% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in social work each year. CSUN does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

In the social work master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 55% of degree recipients. That is 13% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	64
White	29
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	35

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 - Northridge.

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 Cbl62 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.