Social Work at Brescia University

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

Brescia University is located in Owensboro, Kentucky and has a total student population of 986.

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.

Brescia University Social Work Degrees Available

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

Brescia University Social Work Rankings

The social work major at Brescia 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.

Social Work Student Demographics at Brescia University

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

Brescia University Social Work Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 17% of social work bachelor's degrees went to men and 83% 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 Brescia University since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social work at Brescia University 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 Brescia University with a bachelor's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	26
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Brescia University Social Work Master’s Program

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

In the social work master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 48% of degree recipients. That is 4% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Social Work

If you plan to be a social work major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Brescia University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Social Work	91

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 KY, the home state for Brescia University.

Occupation	Jobs in KY	Average Salary in KY
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	7,740	$40,950
Social and Community Service Managers	2,040	$63,210
Healthcare Social Workers	1,700	$50,340
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	970	$38,080
Substance Abuse Social Workers	790	$35,600

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 Ken Eckert under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.