Social Work at York College

What traits are you looking for in a social work school? To help you decide if York College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's social work program.

York is located in Jamaica, New York and has a total student population of 7,784.

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.

York Social Work Degrees Available

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

York Social Work Rankings

The social work major at York 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.

Social Work Student Demographics at York

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

York Social Work Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 2% of social work bachelor's degrees went to men and 98% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 48% 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 York College with a bachelor's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	24
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	1
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

York Social Work Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 11% of social work master's degrees went to men and 89% went to women.

In the social work master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 97% of degree recipients. That is 54% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	17
Hispanic or Latino	15
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Social Work

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Social Work	89

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 York 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

More about our data sources and methodologies.