Social Work at Boise State University

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

Boise State is located in Boise, Idaho and has a total student population of 24,069.

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.

Boise State Social Work Degrees Available

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

Boise State Social Work Rankings

The social work major at Boise 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 Boise State

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

Boise State Social Work Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 5% of social work bachelor's degrees went to men and 95% went to women.

About 68% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social work at Boise 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 Boise State University with a bachelor's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	15
White	41
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Boise State Social Work Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 13% of social work master's degrees went to men and 87% went to women.

Of the students who received a social work master's degree from Boise State, 69% 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 Boise State University with a master's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	13
Hispanic or Latino	41
White	177
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	21

Concentrations Within Social Work

Social Work majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Boise State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Social Work	306

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 ID, the home state for Boise State University.

Occupation	Jobs in ID	Average Salary in ID
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	1,310	$52,110
Social and Community Service Managers	920	$52,490
Substance Abuse Social Workers	690	$47,720
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	630	$42,680
Healthcare Social Workers	480	$56,080

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 Karthikc123 under License

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