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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 9 New Jersey Colleges with the highest percentage of Social Work among the 2007-2008 graduating class.

AddInfoCollege Name Degrees Awarded/
Percentage
SelectivityTuition
Rutgers University-Newark
Newark, NJ
 57
(4.8%)
Moderately Selective$21,031 
The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey
Pomona, NJ
 67
(3.9%)
Moderately Selective$16,087 
Monmouth University
West Long Branch, NJ
 34
(3.5%)
Moderately Selective$24,098 
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Georgian Court University
Lakewood, NJ
 11
(2.7%)
Less Selective$23,360 
Ramapo College of New Jersey
Mahwah, NJ
 29
(2.4%)
Highly Selective$17,475 
Rutgers University-Camden
Camden, NJ
 20
(2.2%)
Moderately Selective$21,306 
Kean University
Union, NJ
 31
(1.6%)
Moderately Selective$13,661 
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Seton Hall University
South Orange, NJ
 16
(1.5%)
Less Selective$30,220 
Rutgers University-New Brunswick
New Brunswick, NJ
 32
(0.6%)
Moderately Selective$21,488 
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Degrees awarded represents the number of bachelor's degrees awarded among the 2007-2008 graduating class.