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

AddInfoCollege Name Degrees Awarded/
Percentage
SelectivityTuition
Limestone College
Gaffney, SC
 51
(12.8%)
Highly Selective$17,300 
Coker College
Hartsville, SC
 18
(7.5%)
Moderately Selective$19,322 
South Carolina State University
Orangeburg, SC
 35
(6.3%)
Less Selective$14,362 
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Benedict College
Columbia, SC
 19
(5.5%)
Open Admissions$14,570 
Columbia College
Columbia, SC
 8
(3.6%)
Less Selective$23,030 
Winthrop University
Rock Hill, SC
 17
(1.8%)
Moderately Selective$20,610 
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Degrees awarded represents the number of bachelor's degrees awarded among the 2007-2008 graduating class.