Social Work at San Francisco State University

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

SFSU is located in San Francisco, California and has a total student population of 27,349. 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.

SFSU Social Work Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Social Work

SFSU Social Work Rankings

Social Work Student Demographics at SFSU

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

SFSU Social Work Master’s Program

Of the 38 students who earned a master's degree in Social Work from SFSU in 2020-2021, 26% were men and 74% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in social work each year. SFSU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 14% more men than average.

In the social work master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 82% of degree recipients. That is 39% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	22
White	6
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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 San Francisco 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 Briantrejo under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.