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Social Work at Arkansas State University - Main Campus

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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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 43 students received a bachelor's degree in social work from A-State.

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 following rankings from College Factual show how the social work progam at A-State compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Social Work Schools 358
Most Focused Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools 481

In 2021, 40 students received their master’s degree in social work from A-State. This makes it the #200 most popular school for social work master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of A-State Social Work Graduates

The median salary of social work students who receive their bachelor's degree at A-State is $31,866. This is about the same as the yearly salary of allsocial work bachelor's degree recipients across the nation.

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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

93% Women
23% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 43 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Social Work from A-State in 2020-2021, 7% were men and 93% were women.

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About 77% 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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 7
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 33
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

A-State Social Work Master’s Program

90% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 10% of social work master's degrees went to men and 90% went to women.

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Of the students who received a social work master's degree from A-State, 73% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 9
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 29
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

A-State also has a doctoral program available in social work. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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