Social Work at Boston University

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

Boston U is located in Boston, Massachusetts and approximately 32,718 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 students received a bachelor's degree in social work from Boston U.

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 U Social Work Degrees Available

• Undergrad Certificate in Social Work (1 - 4 Years)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work
• Master’s Degree in Social Work
• Doctorate Degree in Social Work

Boston U Social Work Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The social work major at Boston U 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
	144

In 2021, 315 students received their master’s degree in social work from Boston U. This makes it the #18 most popular school for social work master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in social work, making the school the #48 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of Boston U Social Work Graduates

The median salary of social work students who receive their bachelor's degree at Boston U is $31,847. This is less than $31,866, which is the national average of all social work majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Social Work Student Demographics at Boston U

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

Boston U Social Work Bachelor’s Program

Of the 5 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in social work from Boston U in 2021, 60% were men and 40% were women. The typical social work bachelor's degree program is made up of only 12% men. So male students are more repesented at Boston U since its program graduates 48% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 35% more racial-ethnic minorities in its social work bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Boston University with a bachelor's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Boston U Social Work Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 10% of social work master's degrees went to men and 90% went to women.

Of the students who received a social work master's degree from Boston U, 65% 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 University with a master's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	12
Black or African American	31
Hispanic or Latino	32
White	206
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	32

Boston U also has a doctoral program available in social work. In 2021, 3 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Public Policy
• Public Administration
• Other 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 MA, the home state for Boston University.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Cmcnicoll at English Wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.