Social Work at Eastern Mennonite University

Every social work school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the social work program at Eastern Mennonite University stacks up to those at other schools.

Eastern Mennonite is located in Harrisonburg, Virginia and approximately 1,394 students attend the school each year. Of the 240 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Eastern Mennonite University in 2021, 6 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.

Eastern Mennonite Social Work Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work

Eastern Mennonite Social Work Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the social work progam at Eastern Mennonite 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 Eastern Mennonite 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
Most Focused Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools	328
Most Popular Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools	534
Most Popular Social Work Schools	672

Social Work Student Demographics at Eastern Mennonite

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

Eastern Mennonite Social Work Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in social work from Eastern Mennonite. About 33% were men and 67% were women. The typical social work bachelor's degree program is made up of only 12% men. So male students are more repesented at Eastern Mennonite since its program graduates 21% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 22% 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 Eastern Mennonite University with a bachelor's in social work.

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

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

Related Majors

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 VA, the home state for Eastern Mennonite University.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	9,340	$51,880
Substance Abuse Social Workers	4,720	$51,660
Healthcare Social Workers	3,720	$57,510
Social and Community Service Managers	2,650	$89,290
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	2,640	$48,250

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 Dyoder under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.