Social Work at East Tennessee State University

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

ETSU is located in Johnson City, Tennessee and approximately 13,713 students attend the school each year. Of the 2,676 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from East Tennessee State University in 2021, 55 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.

ETSU Social Work Degrees Available

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

ETSU Social Work Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the social work progam at ETSU 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 ETSU 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	69
Best Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools	316
	385

In 2021, 60 students received their master’s degree in social work from ETSU. This makes it the #159 most popular school for social work master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Social Work Graduates from ETSU Make?

The median salary of social work students who receive their bachelor's degree at ETSU is $29,150. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $31,866 for all social work students.

Social Work Student Demographics at ETSU

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

ETSU Social Work Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 7% of social work bachelor's degrees went to men and 93% went to women.

About 89% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social work at ETSU 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 Tennessee State University with a bachelor's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	49
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

ETSU Social Work Master’s Program

Of the 60 students who earned a master's degree in Social Work from ETSU in 2020-2021, 10% were men and 90% were women.

Of the students who received a social work master's degree from ETSU, 88% 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 Tennessee State University with a master's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	53
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

ETSU 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 TN, the home state for East Tennessee State University.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	5,590	$41,830
Healthcare Social Workers	3,260	$50,700
Social and Community Service Managers	2,430	$68,450
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	1,980	$41,930
Substance Abuse Social Workers	1,660	$38,180

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 Boboskaditdatin under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.