Social Work at Florida Atlantic University

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

FAU is located in Boca Raton, Florida and approximately 30,805 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 176 social work majors received their bachelor's degree from FAU.

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.

FAU Social Work Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at FAU

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, FAU does offer online courses in social work for the following degree levels:

FAU Social Work Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the social work progam at FAU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The social work major at FAU 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 Popular Online Social Work Graduate Certificate Schools	2
Most Focused Social Work Master’s Degree Schools	304

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in social work from FAU. This is the #304 most popular school for social work master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of FAU Social Work Graduates

The median salary of social work students who receive their bachelor's degree at FAU is $31,638. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $31,866 for all social work students.

Social Work Student Demographics at FAU

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

FAU Social Work Bachelor’s Program

Of the 176 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Social Work from FAU in 2020-2021, 16% were men and 84% were women. The typical social work bachelor's degree program is made up of only 12% men. So male students are more repesented at FAU since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 29% 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 Florida Atlantic University with a bachelor's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	76
Hispanic or Latino	40
White	41
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	14

FAU 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 FL, the home state for Florida Atlantic University.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Healthcare Social Workers	10,660	$50,950
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	9,010	$42,640
Social and Community Service Managers	3,850	$71,820
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	3,770	$35,630
Substance Abuse Social Workers	3,760	$44,100

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 Kmgcoolguy4 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.