Social Work at University of California - Berkeley

If you plan to study social work, take a look at what University of California - Berkeley has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UC Berkeley is located in Berkeley, California and approximately 42,327 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 86 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.

UC Berkeley Social Work Degrees Available

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

UC Berkeley Social Work Rankings

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in social work, making the school the #28 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Social Work Student Demographics at UC Berkeley

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

UC Berkeley Social Work Master’s Program

Of the 86 social work students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UC Berkeley, about 24% were men and 76% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in social work each year. UC Berkeley does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 12% more men than average.

In the social work master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 66% of degree recipients. That is 24% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	23
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	29
White	29
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Related Majors

• Public Policy

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 University of California - Berkeley.

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 LAgirl5252 under License

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