Social Work at Buena Vista University

Every social work school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the social work program at Buena Vista University stacks up to those at other schools.

BVU is located in Storm Lake, Iowa and approximately 1,863 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 2 social work majors received their bachelor's degree from BVU.

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.

BVU Social Work Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work

BVU Social Work Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the social work progam at BVU 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 BVU 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 Popular Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools	575
Most Focused Social Work Schools	738
Most Popular Social Work Schools	745

Social Work Student Demographics at BVU

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

BVU Social Work Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of social work bachelor's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social work at BVU 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 Buena Vista University with a bachelor's in social work.

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

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

Related Majors

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 Buena Vista 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Ryan Harder under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.