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Social Work at Bowie State University

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

Bowie State University is located in Bowie, Maryland and has a total student population of 6,250. In 2021, 25 social work majors received their bachelor's degree from Bowie State University.

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.

Bowie State University Social Work Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work

Bowie State University Social Work Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks social work programs across the country. The following shows how Bowie State University performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The social work major at Bowie State University 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
98
Best Value Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools 135
Best Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools 215
Best Social Work Schools 241
Most Focused Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools 266
Most Popular Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools 286
Most Popular Social Work Schools 409

Earnings of Bowie State University Social Work Graduates

The median salary of social work students who receive their bachelor's degree at Bowie State University is $33,635. 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.

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Social Work Student Demographics at Bowie State University

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

Bowie State University Social Work Bachelor’s Program

76% Women
88% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 24% of social work bachelor's degrees went to men and 76% went to women. The typical social work bachelor's degree program is made up of only 12% men. So male students are more repesented at Bowie State University since its program graduates 12% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 43% 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 Bowie State University with a bachelor's in social work.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 19
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 1
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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

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 MD, the home state for Bowie State University.

Occupation Jobs in MD Average Salary in MD
Healthcare Social Workers 5,090 $58,350
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 4,480 $59,280
Social and Community Service Managers 3,120 $76,670
Substance Abuse Social Workers 2,090 $53,780
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists 1,590 $59,070

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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