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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 16 Tennessee Colleges with the highest percentage of Social Work among the 2007-2008 graduating class.

AddInfoCollege Name Degrees Awarded/
Percentage
SelectivityTuition
Union University
Jackson, TN
 33
(7.2%)
Less Selective$19,610 
Le Moyne-Owen College
Memphis, TN
 7
(7.0%)
 $10,298 
Freed-Hardeman University
Henderson, TN
 14
(4.9%)
Highly Selective$14,558 
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Southern Adventist University
Collegedale, TN
 13
(4.3%)
Moderately Selective$16,560 
Lincoln Memorial University
Harrogate, TN
 7
(4.1%)
Less Selective$15,120 
Austin Peay State University
Clarksville, TN
 38
(3.3%)
Less Selective$16,418 
Trevecca Nazarene University
Nashville, TN
 8
(2.4%)
Moderately Selective$16,288 
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Lipscomb University
Nashville, TN
 10
(2.3%)
Less Selective$18,580 
East Tennessee State University
Johnson City, TN
 38
(2.2%)
Less Selective$16,093 
Middle Tennessee State University
Murfreesboro, TN
 76
(2.1%)
Moderately Selective$16,592 
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Degrees awarded represents the number of bachelor's degrees awarded among the 2007-2008 graduating class.