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University of California - Berkeley BSW in Social Work

90 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
$42,203 Average Salary
$15,150 Average Student Debt

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 University of California - Berkeley. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in social work, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.

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Rankings for the UC Berkeley BSW in Social Work

#5 in the U.S
#2 in California

If you're having trouble deciding which school is best for you, you may want to check out our many college rankings. Ranked at #5 in College Factual's most recent rankings, UC Berkeley is in the top 1% of the country for social work students pursuing a bachelor's degree. It is also ranked #2 in California.

Here are some of the other rankings for UC Berkeley.

Ranking TypeRank
Highest Paid Doctor’s Degree Social Work Graduates1
Best Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools1
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income $48-$75k)3
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income $0-$30k)5
Best Social Work Doctor’s Degree Schools5
Best Social Work Schools5
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income $30-$48k)6
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income $0-$30k)6
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income $48-$75k)6
Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools6
Highest Paid Master’s Degree Social Work Graduates6
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income $75-$110k)7
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (With Aid)7
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income $30-$48k)8
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Social Work Graduates9
Best Value Colleges for Social Work (Income $0-$30k)10
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income $48-$75k)10
Best Value Colleges for Social Work (Income $48-$75k)11
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income $0-$30k)12
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income $30-$48k)12
Highest Paid Social Work Graduates15
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income $75-$110k)15
Best Value Colleges for Social Work (Income $30-$48k)15
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income $75-$110k)18
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (With Aid)23
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income Over $110k)25
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (With Aid)26
Best Social Work Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans27
Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Work31
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Social Work40
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Work42
Best Social Work Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans45
Best Value Colleges for Social Work (Income $75-$110k)46
Best Value Colleges for Social Work (With Aid)52
Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Work62
Most Popular Colleges for Social Work79
Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Work98
Best Social Work Colleges for Veterans129
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income Over $110k)133
Best Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans194
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Work204
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (Income Over $110k)206
Best Value Colleges for Social Work (Income Over $110k)254
Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Work266
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Social Work439
Best Value Colleges for Social Work478
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Social Work514
Most Focused Colleges for Social Work572

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

$14,312 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)
$15,150 Average Student Debt

UC Berkeley Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$11,442$41,196
Fees$2,870$2,870
Books and Supplies$1,091$1,091
On Campus Room and Board$20,530$20,530
On Campus Other Expenses$5,595$5,595

Learn more about UC Berkeley tuition and fees.

UC Berkeley Social Work BSW Student Debt

One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Social Work students who received their bachelor’s degree at UC Berkeley took out an average of $15,150 in student loans. That is 38% lower than the national average of $24,264.

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

$42,203 Average Salary
High Earnings Boost

social work who receive their bachelor’s degree from UC Berkeley make an average of $42,203 a year during the early days of their career. That is 39% higher than the national average of $30,412.

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Does UC Berkeley Offer an Online BSW in Social Work?

Online degrees for the UC Berkeley 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 UC Berkeley Online Learning page.

UC Berkeley Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Social Work

90 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
82.2% Women
71.1% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2019-2020 academic year, 90 students received their bachelor’s degree in social work. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

About 82.2% of the students who received their BSW in social work in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 88.7%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in social work at UC Berkeley in 2019-2020, 71.1% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 48%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian20
Black or African American4
Hispanic or Latino35
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White15
International Students9
Other Races/Ethnicities7

BSW in Social Work Focus Areas at UC Berkeley

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

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
Social Work90

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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