Social Work at San Jose 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 Jose State University stacks up to those at other schools.

San Jose State is located in San Jose, California and approximately 36,208 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 162 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.

San Jose State Social Work Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Social Work

San Jose State Social Work Rankings

Social Work Student Demographics at San Jose State

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

San Jose State Social Work Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 162 students earned a master's degree in social work from San Jose State. About 90% of these graduates were women and the other 10% were men.

In the social work master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 73% of degree recipients. That is 31% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	16
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	89
White	34
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	15

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 Jose 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 Daderot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.