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California State University - Long Beach MSW in Social Work

230 Master's Degrees Awarded
$59,506 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 - Long Beach. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’s degree program in social work, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.

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How Much Does a Master’s in Social Work from CSULB Cost?

$8,280 Average Tuition and Fees

CSULB Graduate Tuition and Fees

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

In StateOut of State
Tuition$7,176$16,680
Fees$1,104$1,104

How Much Can You Make With a MSW in Social Work From CSULB?

$59,506 Average Salary
High Earnings Boost

The median early career salary of social work students who receive their master’s degree from CSULB is $59,506 per year. That is 37% higher than the national average of $43,464.

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Does CSULB Offer an Online MSW in Social Work?

Online degrees for the CSULB 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 CSULB Online Learning page.

CSULB Master’s Student Diversity for Social Work

230 Master's Degrees Awarded
87.0% Women
80.0% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There were 230 master’s degrees in social work awarded during the 2019-2020 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 87.0% of the social work students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 87.2%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 80.0% of the social work master’s degrees at CSULB in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 42%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian21
Black or African American15
Hispanic or Latino143
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander1
White30
International Students8
Other Races/Ethnicities12

MSW in Social Work Focus Areas at CSULB

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

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
Social Work230

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Related MajorAnnual Graduates
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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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