Social Work at Bluffton 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 Bluffton University stacks up to those at other schools.

Bluffton is located in Bluffton, Ohio and has a total student population of 750. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 students received a bachelor's degree in social work from Bluffton.

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.

Bluffton Social Work Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work

Bluffton Social Work Rankings

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

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 Bluffton 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	63
Most Focused Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools	85
	90
Most Focused Social Work Schools	194
Best Value Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools	242
Most Popular Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools	472
Most Popular Social Work Schools	600

How Much Do Social Work Graduates from Bluffton Make?

The median salary of social work students who receive their bachelor's degree at Bluffton is $33,857. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 6% higher than the national average of $31,866 for all social work bachelor's degree recipients.

Social Work Student Demographics at Bluffton

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

Bluffton Social Work Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in social work from Bluffton. About 20% were men and 80% were women. The typical social work bachelor's degree program is made up of only 12% men. So male students are more repesented at Bluffton since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social work at Bluffton 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 Bluffton University with a bachelor's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Bluffton 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 OH, the home state for Bluffton University.

Occupation	Jobs in OH	Average Salary in OH
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	10,090	$45,030
Healthcare Social Workers	7,120	$52,910
Substance Abuse Social Workers	6,030	$44,840
Social and Community Service Managers	4,960	$73,210
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	3,190	$50,410

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.