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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 8 Nebraska Colleges with the highest percentage of Social Work among the 2007-2008 graduating class.

AddInfoCollege Name Degrees Awarded/
Percentage
SelectivityTuition
Dana College
Blair, NE
 15
(11.0%)
Less Selective$20,120 
Union College
Lincoln, NE
 6
(3.7%)
 $16,920 
College of Saint Mary
Omaha, NE
 3
(2.8%)
 $21,164 
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Nebraska Wesleyan University
Lincoln, NE
 11
(2.7%)
Less Selective$21,272 
University of Nebraska at Kearney
Kearney, NE
 20
(2.2%)
Less Selective$9,296 
University of Nebraska at Omaha
Omaha, NE
 30
(1.7%)
Less Selective$15,458 
Chadron State College
Chadron, NE
 6
(1.7%)
Open Admissions$7,888 
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Creighton University
Omaha, NE
 9
(1.0%)
Less Selective$28,542 
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Degrees awarded represents the number of bachelor's degrees awarded among the 2007-2008 graduating class.