Social Work at Adelphi University

Every social work school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the social work program at Adelphi University stacks up to those at other schools.

Adelphi is located in Garden City, New York and has a total student population of 7,584. Of the 1,381 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Adelphi University in 2021, 39 of them were social work majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Social Work section at the bottom of this page.

Adelphi Social Work Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work
• Master’s Degree in Social Work
• Doctorate Degree in Social Work

Adelphi Social Work Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the social work progam at Adelphi compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The social work major at Adelphi is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Social Work. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
	8
Most Focused Social Work Doctor’s Degree Schools	9
Most Focused Social Work Graduate Certificate Schools	24
	66
	147
Best Social Work Schools	175
Best Value Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools	350

In 2021, 211 students received their master’s degree in social work from Adelphi. This makes it the #37 most popular school for social work master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in social work, making the school the #12 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of Adelphi Social Work Graduates

The median salary of social work students who receive their bachelor's degree at Adelphi is $33,024. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 4% higher than the national average of $31,866 for all social work bachelor's degree recipients.

Social Work Student Demographics at Adelphi

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the social work majors at Adelphi University.

Adelphi Social Work Bachelor’s Program

The social work program at Adelphi awarded 39 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 13% of these degrees went to men with the other 87% going to women.

About 62% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social work at Adelphi are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Adelphi University with a bachelor's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	24
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Adelphi Social Work Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 16% of social work master's degrees went to men and 84% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 12% men graduate in social work each year. Adelphi does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

In the social work master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 54% of degree recipients. That is 9% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Adelphi University with a master's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	14
Black or African American	61
Hispanic or Latino	35
White	77
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	17

Adelphi also has a doctoral program available in social work. In 2021, 9 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

Careers That Social Work Grads May Go Into

A degree in social work can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NY, the home state for Adelphi University.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	28,530	$58,050
Healthcare Social Workers	13,290	$62,280
Social and Community Service Managers	13,110	$86,700
Substance Abuse Social Workers	11,470	$62,130
Social Workers	5,790	$67,120

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.