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The bachelor's program at Cal State LA was ranked #92 on College Factual's Best Schools for social work list. It is also ranked #12 in California.
During the 2020-2021 academic year, California State University - Los Angeles handed out 198 bachelor's degrees in social work. This is a decrease of 12% over the previous year when 224 degrees were handed out.
In 2021, 110 students received their master’s degree in social work from Cal State LA. This makes it the #84 most popular school for social work master’s degree candidates in the country.
The median salary of social work students who receive their bachelor's degree at Cal State LA is $33,849. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is higher than the national average of $31,866 for all social work bachelor's degree recipients.
Graduates of the master's social work program at Cal State LA make a median salary of $56,006. This is a better than average outcome since the median salary for all social work graduates with a master's is $44,064.
While getting their bachelor's degree at Cal State LA, social work students borrow a median amount of $11,000 in student loans. This is not too bad considering that the median debt load of all social work bachelor's degree recipients across the country is $27,000.
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the social work majors at California State University - Los Angeles.
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 198 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in social work from Cal State LA. About 12% were men and 88% were women.
The majority of the bachelor's degree graduates for this major are Hispanic or Latino. In the most recent graduating class for which data is available, 76% of grads fell into this category.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from California State University - Los Angeles with a bachelor's in social work.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 9 |
Black or African American | 11 |
Hispanic or Latino | 150 |
White | 7 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 10 |
Other Races | 11 |
For the most recent academic year available, 18% of social work master's degrees went to men and 82% went to women.
The majority of the master's degree graduates for this major are Hispanic or Latino. In the most recent graduating class for which data is available, 70% of grads fell into this category.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from California State University - Los Angeles with a master's in social work.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 13 |
Black or African American | 5 |
Hispanic or Latino | 77 |
White | 10 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 2 |
Other Races | 3 |
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