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. In 2021, 62 social work majors received their bachelor's degree from Boise 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.

Boise State Social Work Degrees Available

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

Boise State Social Work Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks social work programs across the country. The following shows how Boise State 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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Social Work Master’s Degree Schools	29
Most Focused Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools	446

In 2021, 244 students received their master’s degree in social work from Boise State. This makes it the #29 most popular school for social work master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Boise State Social Work Graduates

The median salary of social work students who receive their bachelor's degree at Boise State is $34,474. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 8% higher than the national average of $31,866 for all social work bachelor's degree recipients.

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

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 62 students earned a bachelor's degree in social work from Boise State. About 82% of these graduates were women and the other 18% were men. The typical social work bachelor's degree program is made up of only 12% men. So male students are more repesented at Boise State since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

About 69% 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	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	43
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Boise State Social Work Master’s Program

Of the 244 students who earned a master's degree in Social Work from Boise State in 2020-2021, 8% were men and 92% were women.

Of the students who received a social work master's degree from Boise State, 68% 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	2
Black or African American	16
Hispanic or Latino	16
White	166
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	43

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

Related Majors

• Public Administration

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.