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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 7 West Virginia Colleges with the highest percentage of Social Work among the 2007-2008 graduating class.

AddInfoCollege Name Degrees Awarded/
Percentage
SelectivityTuition
Concord University
Athens, WV
 21
(5.9%)
Less Selective$10,170 
Bethany College
Bethany, WV
 8
(4.8%)
Less Selective$19,565 
West Virginia State University
Institute, WV
 20
(4.5%)
Moderately Selective$9,980 
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Shepherd University
Shepherdstown, WV
 15
(2.4%)
Less Selective$12,812 
Mountain State University
Beckley, WV
 14
(2.0%)
Open Admissions- 
West Virginia University
Morgantown, WV
 42
(1.1%)
Highly Selective- 
Marshall University
Huntington, WV
 15
(1.0%)
Less Selective$11,124 
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Degrees awarded represents the number of bachelor's degrees awarded among the 2007-2008 graduating class.