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.

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

Adelphi Social Work 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.

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.

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

For the most recent academic year available, 27% of social work bachelor's degrees went to men and 73% went to women. The typical social work bachelor's degree program is made up of only 12% men. So male students are more repesented at Adelphi since its program graduates 14% more men than average.

About 54% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social work at Adelphi are white. This is typical 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	8
White	22
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Adelphi Social Work Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 11% of social work master's degrees went to men and 89% went to women.

In the social work master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 55% of degree recipients. That is 11% 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	9
Black or African American	63
Hispanic or Latino	52
White	98
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

Concentrations Within Social Work

The following social work concentations are available at Adelphi University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Adelphi University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Social Work	262

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.