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.
| A major in Social Work is highly relevant for the following careers. National averages for wages in each career is provided. |
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Top 31
Pennsylvania
Colleges with the
highest percentage
of
Social Work among the 2007-2008
graduating class.
| | Geneva College
Beaver Falls, PA | 46
(10.8%) |  |  | |
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| | Philadelphia Biblical University-Langhorne
Langhorne, PA | 19
(7.2%) | | | |
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| | Mansfield University of Pennsylvania
Mansfield, PA | 36
(7.1%) |  | | |
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| | Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania
Shippensburg, PA | 69
(5.4%) | | | |
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| | Chatham University
Pittsburgh, PA | 7
(5.2%) | |  | |
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| | Cedar Crest College
Allentown, PA | 17
(5.2%) | | | |
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| | Eastern University
Saint Davids, PA | 24
(4.5%) | | | |
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| | Millersville University of Pennsylvania
Millersville, PA | 60
(4.2%) | |  | |
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| | Misericordia University
Dallas, PA | 18
(4.1%) | | | |
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| | Marywood University
Scranton, PA | 13
(3.7%) | | | |
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Degrees awarded represents the number of bachelor's degrees awarded among the 2007-2008 graduating class.