Social Work at Dominican University

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

Dominican U is located in River Forest, Illinois and has a total student population of 3,189.

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.

Dominican U Social Work Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Social Work

Dominican U Social Work Rankings

Social Work Student Demographics at Dominican U

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

Dominican U Social Work Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 8% of social work master's degrees went to men and 92% went to women.

In the social work master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 63% of degree recipients. That is 20% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	45
White	28
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Concentrations Within Social Work

If you plan to be a social work major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Dominican University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Social Work	73
Other Social Work	1

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 Dominican University.

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 HalloweenHJB under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.