Social Work at Alabama State University

What traits are you looking for in a social work school? To help you decide if Alabama State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's social work program.

Alabama State is located in Montgomery, Alabama and approximately 4,072 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.

Alabama State Social Work Degrees Available

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

Alabama State Social Work Rankings

The social work major at Alabama State 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 Alabama State

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

Alabama State Social Work Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of social work bachelor's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 56% 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 State University with a bachelor's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	28
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Alabama State Social Work Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of social work master's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 12% men graduate in social work each year. Alabama State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 28% more men than average.

In the social work master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 100% of degree recipients. That is 56% better than the national average.*

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

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

Concentrations Within Social Work

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Social Work	45

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 State 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

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