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San Francisco State University BSW in Social Work

23 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
$45,852 Average Salary

The main focus area for this major is Social Work. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.

Social Work is a major offered under the public administration and social service program of study at San Francisco State University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in social work, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.

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Rankings for the SFSU BSW in Social Work

#86 in the U.S
#8 in California

In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The bachelor's program at SFSU was ranked #86 on College Factual's Best Schools for social work list. It is also ranked #8 in California.

Here are some of the other rankings for SFSU.

Ranking TypeRank
Highest Paid Master’s Degree Social Work Graduates3
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Social Work Graduates3
Highest Paid Social Work Graduates5
Best Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools53
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (With Aid)57
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income $0-$30k)64
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income $30-$48k)64
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income $30-$48k)65
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (With Aid)67
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income $0-$30k)72
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income $48-$75k)73
Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools74
Best Social Work Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans75
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income $48-$75k)79
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income $75-$110k)81
Best Social Work Schools86
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Work93
Best Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans94
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income Over $110k)95
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Social Work99
Best Value Colleges for Social Work (With Aid)107
Best Value Colleges for Social Work (Income $0-$30k)107
Best Social Work Colleges for Veterans107
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income $75-$110k)109
Best Value Colleges for Social Work (Income $30-$48k)111
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income Over $110k)136
Best Value Colleges for Social Work (Income $48-$75k)137
Best Value Colleges for Social Work145
Best Value Colleges for Social Work (Income $75-$110k)160
Best Value Colleges for Social Work (Income Over $110k)175
Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Work286
Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Work294
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Social Work303
Most Popular Colleges for Social Work347
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Social Work559
Most Focused Colleges for Social Work692

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Social Work from SFSU Cost?

$7,006 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)

SFSU Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$5,742$17,622
Fees$1,264$1,264
Books and Supplies$1,038$1,038
On Campus Room and Board$15,949$15,949
On Campus Other Expenses$3,152$3,152

Learn more about SFSU tuition and fees.

How Much Can You Make With a BSW in Social Work From SFSU?

$45,852 Average Salary
High Earnings Boost

social work who receive their bachelor’s degree from SFSU make an average of $45,852 a year during the early days of their career. That is 51% higher than the national average of $30,412.

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Does SFSU Offer an Online BSW in Social Work?

Online degrees for the SFSU social work bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the SFSU Online Learning page.

SFSU Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Social Work

23 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
87.0% Women
82.6% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There were 23 bachelor’s degrees in social work awarded during the 2019-2020 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in social work in 2019-2020, 87.0% of them were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 88.7%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Around 82.6% of social work bachelor’s degree recipients at SFSU in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 48%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian5
Black or African American2
Hispanic or Latino11
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White4
International Students0
Other Races/Ethnicities1

BSW in Social Work Focus Areas at SFSU

Social Work students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
Social Work23

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.

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