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Social Work at Calvin University

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

Calvin is located in Grand Rapids, Michigan and approximately 3,307 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 28 social work majors received their bachelor's degree from Calvin.

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.

Calvin Social Work Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work

Calvin Social Work Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the social work progam at Calvin 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 Calvin 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
Best Social Work Schools 126
Most Popular Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools 264
315
Most Focused Social Work Schools 359
Best Value Social Work Schools 381
Most Popular Social Work Schools 389

How Much Do Social Work Graduates from Calvin Make?

The median salary of social work students who receive their bachelor's degree at Calvin is $27,728. 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 Calvin

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

Calvin Social Work Bachelor’s Program

86% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The social work program at Calvin awarded 28 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 14% of these degrees went to men with the other 86% going to women. The typical social work bachelor's degree program is made up of only 12% men. So male students are more repesented at Calvin since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

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About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social work at Calvin 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 Calvin University with a bachelor's in social work.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 21
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Calvin 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 MI, the home state for Calvin University.

Occupation Jobs in MI Average Salary in MI
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 13,790 $50,620
Healthcare Social Workers 5,400 $56,830
Social and Community Service Managers 4,580 $72,450
Substance Abuse Social Workers 4,050 $50,060
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists 2,400 $60,490

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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