Social Work at East Carolina University

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

ECU is located in Greenville, North Carolina and approximately 28,798 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 64 students received a bachelor's degree in social work from ECU.

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.

ECU Social Work Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at ECU

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

ECU does offer online education options in social work for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

ECU Social Work Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The social work major at ECU 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	141
Best Social Work Schools	185
	187

In 2021, 54 students received their master’s degree in social work from ECU. This makes it the #169 most popular school for social work master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Social Work Graduates from ECU Make?

The median salary of social work students who receive their bachelor's degree at ECU is $34,899. This is 10% higher than $31,866, which is the national average for all social work bachelor's degree recipients.

Social Work Student Demographics at ECU

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

ECU Social Work Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 6% of social work bachelor's degrees went to men and 94% went to women.

About 59% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social work at ECU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	16
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	38
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

ECU Social Work Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 54 students graduated with a master's degree in social work from ECU. About 9% were men and 91% were women.

Of the students who received a social work master's degree from ECU, 70% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	38
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

ECU 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 NC, the home state for East Carolina University.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	11,610	$46,990
Healthcare Social Workers	3,340	$54,730
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	3,090	$44,710
Social and Community Service Managers	2,540	$69,640
Substance Abuse Social Workers	2,470	$50,270

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 Luca Masters under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.