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. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 888 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.

USC Social Work Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at USC

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, USC does offer online courses in social work for the following degree levels:

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

Of the 888 social work students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from USC, about 15% were men and 85% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in social work each year. USC does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

In the social work master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 64% of degree recipients. That is 21% 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	68
Black or African American	119
Hispanic or Latino	355
White	238
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	103

Related Majors

• Other Public Administration
• Public Administration
• 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 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.