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Social Work at Florida International University

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

FIU is located in Miami, Florida and approximately 58,836 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 74 students received a bachelor's degree in social work from FIU.

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.

FIU Social Work Degrees Available

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

FIU Social Work Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the social work progam at FIU 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 FIU 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 Social Work Schools 224

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

How Much Do Social Work Graduates from FIU Make?

The median salary of social work students who receive their bachelor's degree at FIU is $30,047. This is less than $31,866, which is the national average of all social work majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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Social Work Student Demographics at FIU

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

FIU Social Work Bachelor’s Program

85% Women
91% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 74 students earned a bachelor's degree in social work from FIU. About 85% of these graduates were women and the other 15% were men. The typical social work bachelor's degree program is made up of only 12% men. So male students are more repesented at FIU since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 46% 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 International University with a bachelor's in social work.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 20
Hispanic or Latino 44
White 6
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

FIU also has a doctoral program available in social work. In 2021, 5 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 International 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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