Social Work at Concordia University, Chicago

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 Concordia University, Chicago stacks up to those at other schools.

Concordia University, Chicago is located in River Forest, Illinois and approximately 6,491 students attend the school each year. Of the 416 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Concordia University, Chicago in 2021, 11 of them were social work majors.

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.

Concordia University, Chicago Social Work Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work

Concordia University, Chicago Social Work Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the social work progam at Concordia University, Chicago 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 Concordia University, Chicago 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
	321
Best Value Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools	378
Most Focused Social Work Schools	709

How Much Do Social Work Graduates from Concordia University, Chicago Make?

The median salary of social work students who receive their bachelor's degree at Concordia University, Chicago is $27,539. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $31,866 for all social work students.

Social Work Student Demographics at Concordia University, Chicago

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

Concordia University, Chicago Social Work Bachelor’s Program

Of the 11 social work students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Concordia University, Chicago, about 9% were men and 91% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 46% 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 Concordia University, Chicago with a bachelor's in social work.

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

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

Related Majors

• Human Services

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 Concordia University, Chicago.

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.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.