Social Work at East Central University

If you plan to study social work, take a look at what East Central 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 Ada, Oklahoma and has a total student population of 3,608. In 2021, 15 social work majors received their bachelor's degree 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

ECU Social Work Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the social work progam at ECU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 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	170
Best Value Social Work Schools	214
	298
Best Social Work Schools	381

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 Central University.

ECU Social Work Bachelor’s Program

Of the 15 social work students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from ECU, about 13% were men and 87% were women. The typical social work bachelor's degree program is made up of only 12% men. So male students are more repesented at ECU since its program graduates 1% more men than average.

About 53% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social work at ECU are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% 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 East Central University with a bachelor's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

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

• Human Services

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 OK, the home state for East Central University.

Occupation	Jobs in OK	Average Salary in OK
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	6,330	$36,470
Healthcare Social Workers	1,980	$48,580
Substance Abuse Social Workers	1,260	$37,380
Social and Community Service Managers	1,040	$62,530
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	960	$37,730

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 Brad Holt under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.