Social Work at Medgar Evers College

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 Medgar Evers College stacks up to those at other schools.

Medgar is located in Brooklyn, New York and has a total student population of 5,237. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 93 students received a bachelor's degree in social work from Medgar.

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.

Medgar Social Work Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work

Medgar Social Work Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks social work programs across the country. The following shows how Medgar performed in these rankings.

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 Medgar 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 Popular Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools	41
	76
Most Focused Social Work Schools	89
Best Value Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools	117
Best Value Social Work Schools	155
Most Popular Social Work Schools	193
Best Social Work Schools	357

Earnings of Medgar Social Work Graduates

The median salary of social work students who receive their bachelor's degree at Medgar is $34,291. This is 8% higher than $31,866, which is the national average for all social work bachelor's degree recipients.

Social Work Student Demographics at Medgar

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

Medgar Social Work Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 93 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in social work from Medgar. About 9% were men and 91% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 51% 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 Medgar Evers College with a bachelor's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	66
Hispanic or Latino	17
White	2
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Medgar 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

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 NY, the home state for Medgar Evers College.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	28,530	$58,050
Healthcare Social Workers	13,290	$62,280
Social and Community Service Managers	13,110	$86,700
Substance Abuse Social Workers	11,470	$62,130
Social Workers	5,790	$67,120

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 Tchassis under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.