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California State University - Los Angeles MSW in Social Work

174 Master's Degrees Awarded
$56,979 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 California State University - Los Angeles. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in social work, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.

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How Much Does a Master’s in Social Work from Cal State LA Cost?

$8,219 Average Tuition and Fees

Cal State LA Graduate Tuition and Fees

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

In State Out of State
Tuition $7,176 $16,680
Fees $1,043 $1,043

How Much Can You Make With a MSW in Social Work From Cal State LA?

$56,979 Average Salary
High Earnings Boost

social work who receive their master’s degree from Cal State LA make an average of $56,979 a year during the early days of their career. That is 31% higher than the national average of $43,464.

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Does Cal State LA Offer an Online MSW in Social Work?

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

Cal State LA Master’s Student Diversity for Social Work

174 Master's Degrees Awarded
80.5% Women
81.6% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 174 master’s degrees in social work handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 80.5% of the social work students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 87.2%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Around 81.6% of social work master’s degree recipients at Cal State LA in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 42%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 8
Hispanic or Latino 124
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 23
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 11

MSW in Social Work Focus Areas at Cal State LA

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

Focus Area Annual Graduates
Social Work 174

You may also be interested in one of these majors related to social work.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Public Administration 24

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*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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