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. In 2021, 50 social work majors received their bachelor's degree from Brescia 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.

Brescia University Social Work Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Brescia University

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Brescia University offers distance education options for social work at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

Brescia University Social Work Rankings

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

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools	2
Most Focused Social Work Master’s Degree Schools	5
Most Popular Online Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools	16
Most Popular Online Social Work Schools	23
Best Value Social Work Master’s Degree Schools	145
Most Popular Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools	158
Best Value Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools	164
Most Popular Social Work Schools	197
Most Popular Social Work Master’s Degree Schools	199
Best Value Social Work Schools	229
Best Social Work Schools	242
Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools	247
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In 2021, 41 students received their master’s degree in social work from Brescia University. This makes it the #199 most popular school for social work master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Brescia University Social Work Graduates

The median salary of social work students who receive their bachelor's degree at Brescia University is $34,450. 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 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

The social work program at Brescia University awarded 50 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 8% of these degrees went to men with the other 92% going to women.

About 64% 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	5
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	32
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Brescia University Social Work Master’s Program

Of the 41 social work students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Brescia University, about 5% were men and 95% were women.

Of the students who received a social work master's degree from Brescia University, 59% 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 Brescia University with a master's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	24
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

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

Related Majors

• Human Services

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.