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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 14 Missouri Colleges with the highest percentage of Social Work among the 2007-2008 graduating class.

AddInfoCollege Name Degrees Awarded/
Percentage
SelectivityTuition
Hannibal-Lagrange College
Hannibal, MO
 10
(5.1%)
Less Selective$14,656 
Evangel University
Springfield, MO
 14
(4.3%)
Moderately Selective$15,060 
College of the Ozarks
Point Lookout, MO
 10
(3.4%)
Most Selective$16,790 
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University of Missouri-St Louis
Saint Louis, MO
 66
(3.3%)
Highly Selective$19,686 
Southeast Missouri State University
Cape Girardeau, MO
 36
(2.5%)
Less Selective$10,890 
William Woods University
Fulton, MO
 6
(2.4%)
Less Selective$16,680 
Avila University
Kansas City, MO
 5
(2.2%)
Moderately Selective$20,150 
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Missouri Western State University
Saint Joseph, MO
 11
(1.9%)
Open Admissions$8,710 
Saint Louis University-Main Campus
Saint Louis, MO
 27
(1.8%)
Less Selective$30,330 
University of Central Missouri
Warrensburg, MO
 13
(1.6%)
Less Selective$12,444 
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Degrees awarded represents the number of bachelor's degrees awarded among the 2007-2008 graduating class.