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 12
Virginia
Colleges with the
highest percentage
of
Social Work among the 2007-2008
graduating class.
| | Virginia Union University
Richmond, VA | 28
(13.8%) |  |  | |
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| | Virginia Intermont College
Bristol, VA | 15
(6.6%) |  |  | |
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| | Norfolk State University
Norfolk, VA | 39
(5.3%) | | | |
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| | Eastern Mennonite University
Harrisonburg, VA | 14
(5.0%) | | | |
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| | Ferrum College
Ferrum, VA | 6
(4.3%) |  | | |
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| | Radford University
Radford, VA | 50
(2.7%) | | | |
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| | Longwood University
Farmville, VA | 18
(2.4%) | | | |
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| | Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, VA | 55
(1.6%) | | - | |
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| | Mary Baldwin College
Staunton, VA | 3
(1.2%) | | | |
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| | James Madison University
Harrisonburg, VA | 39
(1.1%) | | | |
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Degrees awarded represents the number of bachelor's degrees awarded among the 2007-2008 graduating class.