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Social Work at College of DuPage

Social Work at College of DuPage

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 College of DuPage stacks up to those at other schools.

COD is located in Glen Ellyn, Illinois and has a total student population of 21,010.

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.

COD Social Work Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Social Work

COD Social Work Rankings

Social Work Student Demographics at COD

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

COD Social Work Associate’s Program

92% Women
69% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 8% of social work associate's degrees went to men and 92% went to women.

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COD does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in social work graduates 25% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from College of DuPage with a associate's in social work.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 3
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within Social Work

If you plan to be a social work major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from College of DuPage. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Social Work 17

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 IL, the home state for College of DuPage.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 13,910 $56,100
Healthcare Social Workers 5,750 $52,830
Social Workers 4,990 $61,640
Social and Community Service Managers 4,380 $66,150
Substance Abuse Social Workers 3,570 $46,540

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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