Social Work at Delaware State University

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 Delaware State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Del State is located in Dover, Delaware and approximately 4,739 students attend the school each year. Of the 613 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Delaware State University in 2021, 33 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.

Del State Social Work Degrees Available

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

Del State Social Work Rankings

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

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 Del State 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 Master’s Degree Schools	28
Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools	148
	307

In 2021, 67 students received their master’s degree in social work from Del State. This makes it the #144 most popular school for social work master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Social Work Graduates from Del State Make?

The median salary of social work students who receive their bachelor's degree at Del State is $27,688. This is less than $31,866, which is the national average of all social work majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Social Work Student Demographics at Del State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the social work majors at Delaware State University.

Del State Social Work Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 33 students earned a bachelor's degree in social work from Del State. About 91% of these graduates were women and the other 9% were men.

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 Delaware State University with a bachelor's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	21
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Del State Social Work Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 67 students graduated with a master's degree in social work from Del State. About 10% were men and 90% were women.

In the social work master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 79% of degree recipients. That is 34% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	41
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	14
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Del State 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 DE, the home state for Delaware State University.

Occupation	Jobs in DE	Average Salary in DE
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	1,190	$40,380
Social and Community Service Managers	710	$69,230
Healthcare Social Workers	550	$55,870
Substance Abuse Social Workers	370	$50,700
Marriage and Family Therapists	220	$51,540

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 Smartyllama under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.