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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 23 students received a bachelor's degree in social work from AAMU.

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

Each year, College Factual ranks social work programs across the country. The following shows how AAMU performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Social Work Master’s Degree Schools	109
Most Popular Social Work Schools	163
Most Focused Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools	184
	279
Best Value Social Work Master’s Degree Schools	282
Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools	283
Most Popular Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools	311
Best Value Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools	362
	439

In 2021, 84 students received their master’s degree in social work from AAMU. This makes it the #109 most popular school for social work master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Social Work Graduates from AAMU Make?

The median salary of social work students who receive their bachelor's degree at AAMU is $25,294. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $31,866 for all social work students.

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

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 23 students earned a bachelor's degree in social work from AAMU. About 91% of these graduates were women and the other 9% were men.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 55% 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	22
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

AAMU Social Work Master’s Program

Of the 84 social work students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from AAMU, about 12% were men and 88% were women.

In the social work master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 67% of degree recipients. That is 22% 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	56
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	27

AAMU also has a doctoral program available in social work. In 2021, 0 student 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 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.