Social Work at University of Southern California

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 University of Southern California stacks up to those at other schools.

USC is located in Los Angeles, California and has a total student population of 46,287.

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.

USC Social Work Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Social Work

USC Social Work Rankings

There were 193 students who received their doctoral degrees in social work, making the school the #1 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Social Work Student Demographics at USC

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

USC Social Work Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 16% of social work master's degrees went to men and 84% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 12% men graduate in social work each year. USC does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

In the social work master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 63% of degree recipients. That is 19% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	66
Black or African American	78
Hispanic or Latino	252
White	213
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	39

Concentrations Within Social Work

Social Work majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Southern California. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Social Work	1,081

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 Southern California.

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 Original uploader was Padsquad19 at en.wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.