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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 21 Michigan Colleges with the highest percentage of Social Work among the 2007-2008 graduating class.

AddInfoCollege Name Degrees Awarded/
Percentage
SelectivityTuition
Kuyper College
Grand Rapids, MI
 8
(17.0%)
 $13,908 
Marygrove College
Detroit, MI
 14
(14.4%)
Highly Selective$15,550 
Saginaw Valley State University
University Center, MI
 97
(8.4%)
Less Selective$14,891 
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Madonna University
Livonia, MI
 49
(8.3%)
Less Selective$12,430 
Spring Arbor University
Spring Arbor, MI
 27
(4.1%)
Less Selective$19,240 
Adrian College
Adrian, MI
 8
(4.0%)
Moderately Selective$23,390 
University of Michigan-Flint
Flint, MI
 33
(3.6%)
Less Selective$14,384 
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Hope College
Holland, MI
 23
(3.3%)
Less Selective$24,920 
Eastern Michigan University
Ypsilanti, MI
 89
(3.0%)
Less Selective$21,464 
Andrews University
Berrien Springs, MI
 9
(2.7%)
Moderately Selective$19,940 
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Degrees awarded represents the number of bachelor's degrees awarded among the 2007-2008 graduating class.