Social Work at Clark Atlanta University

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

CAU is located in Atlanta, Georgia and approximately 3,776 students attend the school each year.

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.

CAU Social Work Degrees Available

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

CAU Social Work Rankings

The social work major at CAU 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.

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in social work, making the school the #28 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Social Work Student Demographics at CAU

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

CAU 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.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 44% more racial-ethnic minorities in its social work bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Clark Atlanta University with a bachelor's in social work.

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

CAU Social Work Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 12% of social work master's degrees went to men and 88% went to women.

In the social work master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 70% of degree recipients. That is 26% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Clark Atlanta University with a master's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	22
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	0
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

Concentrations Within Social Work

The following social work concentations are available at Clark Atlanta University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Clark Atlanta University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Social Work	70

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 GA, the home state for Clark Atlanta University.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	8,660	$41,040
Social and Community Service Managers	3,720	$66,000
Healthcare Social Workers	3,550	$53,110
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	2,860	$43,100
Substance Abuse Social Workers	1,160	$39,600

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 Bubba73 (Jud McCranie) under License

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