Social Work at San Diego State University

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 San Diego State University stacks up to those at other schools.

SDSU is located in San Diego, California and approximately 36,334 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 104 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.

SDSU Social Work Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Social Work

SDSU Social Work Rankings

Social Work Student Demographics at SDSU

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

SDSU Social Work Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 10% of social work master's degrees went to men and 90% went to women.

In the social work master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 56% 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 San Diego State University with a master's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	11
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	38
White	37
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

Related Majors

• Other Public Administration
• 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 San Diego State University.

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 Wikipedia User:Geographer under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.