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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 16 students received a bachelor's degree in social work from CAU.

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
• Doctorate Degree in Social Work

CAU Social Work Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the social work progam at CAU 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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Social Work Doctor’s Degree Schools	3
Most Popular Social Work Doctor’s Degree Schools	28
Most Focused Social Work Master’s Degree Schools	39
	63
Best Social Work Doctor’s Degree Schools	68
Most Focused Social Work Schools	69
Most Popular Social Work Master’s Degree Schools	183
Most Popular Social Work Schools	246
Most Focused Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools	282
Best Value Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools	362
Most Popular Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools	376
Best Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools	382

In 2021, 49 students received their master’s degree in social work from CAU. This makes it the #183 most popular school for social work master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 16 social work majors earned their bachelor's degree from CAU. Of these graduates, 6% were men and 94% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 43% 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	14
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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 90% of degree recipients. That is 45% 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	44
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

CAU also has a doctoral program available in social work. In 2021, 5 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Public Administration

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.