Social Work at Central Michigan University

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

Central Michigan is located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan and approximately 17,311 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 57 students received a bachelor's degree in social work from Central Michigan.

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.

Central Michigan Social Work Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work

Central Michigan Social Work Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The social work major at Central Michigan 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 Value Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools	22

How Much Do Social Work Graduates from Central Michigan Make?

The median salary of social work students who receive their bachelor's degree at Central Michigan is $34,258. 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 Central Michigan

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

Central Michigan Social Work Bachelor’s Program

The social work program at Central Michigan awarded 57 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 7% of these degrees went to men with the other 93% going to women.

About 74% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social work at Central Michigan 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 Central Michigan University with a bachelor's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	42
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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

Related Majors

• Public Administration
• Community Organization & Advocacy

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 Central Michigan 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By cjh1452000 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.