Social Work at Arkansas State University - Main Campus

If you plan to study social work, take a look at what Arkansas State University - Main Campus has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

A-State is located in Jonesboro, Arkansas and has a total student population of 13,106.

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.

A-State Social Work Degrees Available

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

A-State Social Work Rankings

The social work major at A-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 A-State

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

A-State Social Work Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 4% of social work bachelor's degrees went to men and 96% went to women.

About 92% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social work at A-State 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 Arkansas State University - Main Campus with a bachelor's in social work.

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

A-State Social Work Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 9% of social work master's degrees went to men and 91% went to women.

Of the students who received a social work master's degree from A-State, 55% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the social work master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 45% of degree recipients. That is 2% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Social Work

If you plan to be a social work major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Arkansas State University - Main Campus. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Social Work	83

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 AR, the home state for Arkansas State University - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in AR	Average Salary in AR
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	1,500	$38,270
Social and Community Service Managers	1,380	$57,360
Healthcare Social Workers	1,220	$46,310
Substance Abuse Social Workers	1,020	$40,560
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	930	$38,700

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 Brandonrush under License

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