Social Work at Asbury University

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

Asbury is located in Wilmore, Kentucky and has a total student population of 1,741. Of the 359 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Asbury University in 2021, 18 of them were social work majors.

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.

Asbury Social Work Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work

Asbury Social Work Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks social work programs across the country. The following shows how Asbury 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 Asbury 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 Focused Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools	94
Most Focused Social Work Schools	211
Best Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools	359
Best Value Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools	381
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Social Work Student Demographics at Asbury

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

Asbury Social Work Bachelor’s Program

Of the 18 social work students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Asbury, about 17% were men and 83% were women. The typical social work bachelor's degree program is made up of only 12% men. So male students are more repesented at Asbury since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

About 89% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social work at Asbury 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 Asbury University with a bachelor's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	16
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Asbury 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 KY, the home state for Asbury University.

Occupation	Jobs in KY	Average Salary in KY
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	7,740	$40,950
Social and Community Service Managers	2,040	$63,210
Healthcare Social Workers	1,700	$50,340
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	970	$38,080
Substance Abuse Social Workers	790	$35,600

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 Amannelle under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.