Social Work at The Graduate Center, CUNY

If you plan to study social work, take a look at what The Graduate Center, CUNY has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

The Graduate Center is located in New York, New York and has a total student population of 9,300. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 38 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.

The Graduate Center Social Work Degrees Available

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

The Graduate Center Social Work Rankings

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in social work, making the school the #39 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Social Work Student Demographics at The Graduate Center

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the social work majors at The Graduate Center, CUNY.

The Graduate Center Social Work Master’s Program

Of the 38 students who earned a master's degree in Social Work from The Graduate Center in 2020-2021, 18% were men and 82% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in social work each year. The Graduate Center does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

In the social work master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 68% of degree recipients. That is 26% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from The Graduate Center, CUNY with a master's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	11
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 NY, the home state for The Graduate Center, CUNY.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	28,530	$58,050
Healthcare Social Workers	13,290	$62,280
Social and Community Service Managers	13,110	$86,700
Substance Abuse Social Workers	11,470	$62,130
Social Workers	5,790	$67,120

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 Alex Irklievski under License

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