Social Work at Alabama A & M 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 Alabama A & M University stacks up to those at other schools.

AAMU is located in Normal, Alabama and approximately 5,977 students attend the school each year.

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.

AAMU Social Work Degrees Available

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

AAMU Social Work Rankings

The social work major at AAMU 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.

Social Work Student Demographics at AAMU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the social work majors at Alabama A & M University.

AAMU Social Work Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 17% of social work bachelor's degrees went to men and 83% 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 AAMU since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 39% more racial-ethnic minorities in its social work bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	18
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

AAMU Social Work Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 7% of social work master's degrees went to men and 93% went to women.

In the social work master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 48% of degree recipients. That is 4% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	26
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	29

Concentrations Within Social Work

Social Work majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Alabama A & M University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Social Work	107

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 AL, the home state for Alabama A & M University.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	3,460	$40,710
Healthcare Social Workers	2,770	$47,740
Social and Community Service Managers	1,200	$66,430
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	1,110	$45,680
Substance Abuse Social Workers	1,070	$36,700

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
• Image Credit: By Spyder_Monkey under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.