Find Affordable College Courses

What Do You Want to Study?

Social Work at Florida International University

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.

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

FIU Social Work 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.

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

90% Women
94% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 10% of social work bachelor's degrees went to men and 90% went to women.

undefined

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 50% 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.

undefined
Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 25
Hispanic or Latino 60
White 5
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Florida International University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Social Work 79

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.

Find Schools Near You

Our free school finder matches students with accredited colleges across the U.S.