Social Work at Eastern Michigan University

If you are interested in studying social work, you may want to check out the program at Eastern Michigan University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Eastern Michigan is located in Ypsilanti, Michigan and has a total student population of 16,294. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 173 students received a bachelor's degree in social work from Eastern Michigan.

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 Michigan Social Work Degrees Available

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

Eastern Michigan Social Work Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the social work progam at Eastern Michigan 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 Michigan 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 Schools	153

In 2021, 63 students received their master’s degree in social work from Eastern Michigan. This makes it the #153 most popular school for social work master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Eastern Michigan Social Work Graduates

The median salary of social work students who receive their bachelor's degree at Eastern Michigan is $30,254. This is less than $31,866, which is the national average of all social work majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Social Work Student Demographics at Eastern Michigan

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

Eastern Michigan Social Work Bachelor’s Program

Of the 173 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in social work from Eastern Michigan in 2021, 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 Eastern Michigan since its program graduates 1% more men than average.

About 61% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social work at Eastern Michigan 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 Eastern Michigan University with a bachelor's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	37
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	106
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	12

Eastern Michigan Social Work Master’s Program

Of the 63 social work students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Eastern Michigan, about 16% were men and 84% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 12% men graduate in social work each year. Eastern Michigan does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

Of the students who received a social work master's degree from Eastern Michigan, 63% 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 Eastern Michigan University with a master's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	16
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	40
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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

Related Majors

• Community Organization & Advocacy
• 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 MI, the home state for Eastern Michigan University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	13,790	$50,620
Healthcare Social Workers	5,400	$56,830
Social and Community Service Managers	4,580	$72,450
Substance Abuse Social Workers	4,050	$50,060
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	2,400	$60,490

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 Dwight Burdette under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.