Social Work at Delta State University

If you plan to study social work, take a look at what Delta State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Delta State University is located in Cleveland, Mississippi and approximately 2,999 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 20 social work majors received their bachelor's degree from Delta State University.

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.

Delta State University Social Work Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work

Delta State University Social Work Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks social work programs across the country. The following shows how Delta State University 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 Delta State University 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
Best Value Social Work Schools	70
Most Focused Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools	263
	388
Most Focused Social Work Schools	443

How Much Do Social Work Graduates from Delta State University Make?

The median salary of social work students who receive their bachelor's degree at Delta State University is $21,730. 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 Delta State University

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

Delta State University Social Work Bachelor’s Program

The social work program at Delta State University awarded 20 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 20% of these degrees went to men with the other 80% going to women. The typical social work bachelor's degree program is made up of only 12% men. So male students are more repesented at Delta State University since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 20% 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 Delta State University with a bachelor's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• Community Organization & Advocacy

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 MS, the home state for Delta State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MS	Average Salary in MS
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	2,700	$35,100
Healthcare Social Workers	1,070	$48,080
Social and Community Service Managers	920	$47,700
Substance Abuse Social Workers	840	$41,470
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	600	$36,790

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 Kilobytezero under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.