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Social Work at Essex County College

Social Work at Essex County College

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

Essex is located in Newark, New Jersey and has a total student population of 6,360.

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.

Essex Social Work Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Social Work

Essex Social Work Rankings

Social Work Student Demographics at Essex

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the social work majors at Essex County College.

Essex Social Work Associate’s Program

86% Women
95% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 14% of social work associate's degrees went to men and 86% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in social work only graduates about 12% men each year. The program at Essex may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 2% more women than average.

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Essex does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in social work graduates 51% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Essex County College with a associate's in social work.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 15
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 0
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within Social Work

If you plan to be a social work major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Essex County College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Social Work 10

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 NJ, the home state for Essex County College.

Occupation Jobs in NJ Average Salary in NJ
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 5,060 $67,700
Marriage and Family Therapists 4,150 $72,380
Social and Community Service Managers 3,370 $88,570
Healthcare Social Workers 3,120 $64,570
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists 2,790 $73,810

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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