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Overview for Social Work

A program that prepares individuals for the professional practice of social welfare administration and counseling, and that focus on the study of organized means of providing basic support services for vulnerable individuals and groups. Includes instruction in social welfare policy; case work planning; social counseling and intervention strategies; administrative procedures and regulations; and specific applications in areas such as child welfare and family services, probation, employment services, and disability counseling.

Careers for Social Work Majors

A major in Social Work is highly relevant for the following careers. National averages for wages in each career is provided.

Colleges Offering a Major in Social Work

Top 10 Arkansas Colleges with the highest percentage of Social Work among the 2007-2008 graduating class.

AddInfoCollege Name Degrees Awarded/
Percentage
SelectivityTuition
Central Baptist College
Conway, AR
 11
(16.9%)
 $9,650 
Philander Smith College
Little Rock, AR
 9
(11.0%)
Less Selective$8,740 
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff
Pine Bluff, AR
 17
(4.7%)
Moderately Selective$9,236 
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Arkansas State University-Main Campus
State University, AR
 62
(4.6%)
Less Selective$14,290 
Harding University
Searcy, AR
 27
(3.4%)
Less Selective$13,130 
Henderson State University
Arkadelphia, AR
 13
(2.9%)
Moderately Selective$8,821 
University of Arkansas at Monticello
Monticello, AR
 8
(2.7%)
Open Admissions$8,770 
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Southern Arkansas University Main Campus
Magnolia, AR
 11
(2.6%)
Less Selective$8,106 
University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Little Rock, AR
 21
(2.0%)
Open Admissions$14,304 
University of Arkansas Main Campus
Fayetteville, AR
 27
(1.2%)
Moderately Selective$13,888 
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Degrees awarded represents the number of bachelor's degrees awarded among the 2007-2008 graduating class.