Social Work at Eastern Washington University

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

EWU is located in Cheney, Washington and has a total student population of 12,349. Of the 2,346 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Eastern Washington University in 2021, 54 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.

EWU Social Work Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Social Work (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work
• Master’s Degree in Social Work

EWU Social Work Rankings

The social work major at EWU 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.

In 2021, 121 students received their master’s degree in social work from EWU. This makes it the #73 most popular school for social work master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Social Work Graduates from EWU Make?

The median salary of social work students who receive their bachelor's degree at EWU is $33,868. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 6% higher than the national average of $31,866 for all social work bachelor's degree recipients.

Social Work Student Demographics at EWU

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

EWU Social Work Bachelor’s Program

The social work program at EWU awarded 54 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 22% of these degrees went to men with the other 78% going to women. The typical social work bachelor's degree program is made up of only 12% men. So male students are more repesented at EWU since its program graduates 10% more men than average.

About 52% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social work at EWU are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 1% 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 Washington University with a bachelor's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	18
White	28
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

EWU Social Work Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 121 social work majors earned their master's degree from EWU. Of these graduates, 18% were men and 82% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 12% men graduate in social work each year. EWU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

Of the students who received a social work master's degree from EWU, 64% 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 Washington University with a master's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	21
White	77
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	15

EWU 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 WA, the home state for Eastern Washington University.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	7,590	$51,990
Healthcare Social Workers	3,900	$62,180
Substance Abuse Social Workers	2,210	$53,780
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	2,010	$62,270
Social Workers	680	$73,180

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 Ian Poellet under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.