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Social Work at Boston College

Social Work at Boston College

If you are interested in studying social work, you may want to check out the program at Boston College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Boston College is located in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 14,934.

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.

Boston College Social Work Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Social Work

Boston College Social Work Rankings

There were 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in social work, making the school the #12 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Social Work Student Demographics at Boston College

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

Boston College Social Work Master’s Program

87% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 13% of social work master's degrees went to men and 87% went to women.

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Of the students who received a social work master's degree from Boston College, 67% 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 Boston College with a master's in social work.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 23
Black or African American 12
Hispanic or Latino 14
White 207
International Students 10
Other Races/Ethnicities 41

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 Boston College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Social Work 273

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 MA, the home state for Boston College.

Occupation Jobs in MA Average Salary in MA
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 12,340 $48,670
Healthcare Social Workers 10,040 $61,960
Social and Community Service Managers 7,420 $70,500
Substance Abuse Social Workers 6,880 $43,270
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists 1,040 $69,190

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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