Social Work at Fort Hays State University

If you plan to study social work, take a look at what Fort Hays State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

FHSU is located in Hays, Kansas and approximately 15,033 students attend the school each year. Of the 3,223 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Fort Hays State University in 2021, 28 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.

FHSU Social Work Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at FHSU

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? FHSU offers distance education options for social work at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

FHSU Social Work Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks social work programs across the country. The following shows how FHSU performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The social work major at FHSU 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
	32
	34
Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools	35
Most Popular Social Work Master’s Degree Schools	248

In 2021, 26 students received their master’s degree in social work from FHSU. This makes it the #248 most popular school for social work master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of FHSU Social Work Graduates

The median salary of social work students who receive their bachelor's degree at FHSU is $36,922. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 16% higher than the national average of $31,866 for all social work bachelor's degree recipients.

Social Work Student Demographics at FHSU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the social work majors at Fort Hays State University.

FHSU Social Work Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 28 social work majors earned their bachelor's degree from FHSU. Of these graduates, 4% were men and 96% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 9% 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 Fort Hays State University with a bachelor's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

FHSU Social Work Master’s Program

Of the 26 students who earned a master's degree in Social Work from FHSU in 2020-2021, 0% were men and 100% were women.

Of the students who received a social work master's degree from FHSU, 69% 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 Fort Hays State University with a master's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	18
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

FHSU also has a doctoral program available in social work. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

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 KS, the home state for Fort Hays State University.

Occupation	Jobs in KS	Average Salary in KS
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	2,190	$42,510
Healthcare Social Workers	1,310	$53,580
Social and Community Service Managers	1,060	$63,010
Substance Abuse Social Workers	950	$40,900
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	650	$43,010

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 Sesamehoneytart under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.