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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 50 U.S. Colleges with the highest percentage of Social Work among the 2007-2008 graduating class.

AddInfoCollege Name Degrees Awarded/
Percentage
SelectivityTuition
Saint Augustine College
Chicago, IL
 17
(100.0%)
Open Admissions$7,680 
 Caribbean University-Vega Baja
Vega Baja, PR
 16
(34.0%)
Open Admissions$4,100 
 Salish Kootenai College
Pablo, MT
 10
(28.6%)
Open Admissions$10,329 
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 Caribbean University-Ponce
Ponce, PR
 18
(27.3%)
Open Admissions$4,100 
 Caribbean University-Carolina
Carolina, PR
 8
(21.1%)
Open Admissions$4,100 
 Universidad Del Este
Carolina, PR
 156
(17.5%)
Highly Selective$4,584 
Kuyper College
Grand Rapids, MI
 8
(17.0%)
 $13,908 
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Central Baptist College
Conway, AR
 11
(16.9%)
 $9,650 
Mississippi Valley State University
Itta Bena, MS
 58
(15.5%)
Most Selective$11,165 
 Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez
Mayaguez, PR
 19
(15.3%)
 $5,316 
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Degrees awarded represents the number of bachelor's degrees awarded among the 2007-2008 graduating class.