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Social Work at Briar Cliff University

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Social Work at Briar Cliff University

If you plan to study social work, take a look at what Briar Cliff University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Briar Cliff is located in Sioux City, Iowa and approximately 1,076 students attend the school each year. Of the 196 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Briar Cliff University in 2021, 29 of them were social work majors.

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.

Briar Cliff Social Work Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work

Briar Cliff Social Work Rankings

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

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 Briar Cliff 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 Schools 52
Best Social Work Schools 268
Best Value Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools 327
Most Popular Social Work Schools 383
Best Value Social Work Schools 401

Earnings of Briar Cliff Social Work Graduates

The median salary of social work students who receive their bachelor's degree at Briar Cliff is $25,406. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $31,866 for all social work students.

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Social Work Student Demographics at Briar Cliff

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

Briar Cliff Social Work Bachelor’s Program

79% Women
41% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 21% of social work bachelor's degrees went to men and 79% 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 Briar Cliff since its program graduates 9% more men than average.

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About 55% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social work at Briar Cliff 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 Briar Cliff University with a bachelor's in social work.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 6
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 16
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Briar Cliff 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 IA, the home state for Briar Cliff University.

Occupation Jobs in IA Average Salary in IA
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 2,930 $44,720
Social and Community Service Managers 2,310 $58,410
Healthcare Social Workers 1,340 $51,360
Substance Abuse Social Workers 870 $47,580
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists 740 $70,360

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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