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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 North Carolina Colleges with the highest percentage of Social Work among the 2007-2008 graduating class.

AddInfoCollege Name Degrees Awarded/
Percentage
SelectivityTuition
Bennett College for Women
Greensboro, NC
 14
(13.0%)
Highly Selective$14,648 
Shaw University
Raleigh, NC
 29
(6.9%)
Highly Selective$11,696 
Barton College
Wilson, NC
 12
(5.7%)
Highly Selective$19,938 
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Elizabeth City State University
Elizabeth City, NC
 22
(5.7%)
Less Selective$11,936 
Methodist University
Fayetteville, NC
 18
(5.6%)
Less Selective$21,520 
University of North Carolina at Pembroke
Pembroke, NC
 37
(5.4%)
Less Selective$14,022 
Mars Hill College
Mars Hill, NC
 11
(5.1%)
Moderately Selective$19,894 
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Johnson C Smith University
Charlotte, NC
 10
(4.7%)
Highly Selective$15,754 
North Carolina A & T State University
Greensboro, NC
 50
(4.3%)
Moderately Selective$13,482 
North Carolina Central University
Durham, NC
 35
(4.1%)
Less Selective$14,104 
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Degrees awarded represents the number of bachelor's degrees awarded among the 2007-2008 graduating class.