Social Work at Fort Valley State University

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

Fort Valley State University is located in Fort Valley, Georgia and has a total student population of 3,079. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 20 students received a bachelor's degree in social work from Fort Valley State University.

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.

Fort Valley State University Social Work Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work

Fort Valley State University Social Work Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks social work programs across the country. The following shows how Fort Valley State University 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 Fort Valley State University 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 Focused Social Work Schools	215
Most Popular Social Work Schools	459

Social Work Student Demographics at Fort Valley State University

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

Fort Valley State University Social Work Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of social work bachelor's degrees went to men and 80% went to women. The typical social work bachelor's degree program is made up of only 12% men. So male students are more repesented at Fort Valley State University since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 55% 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 Valley State University with a bachelor's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	20
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

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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 GA, the home state for Fort Valley State University.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	8,660	$41,040
Social and Community Service Managers	3,720	$66,000
Healthcare Social Workers	3,550	$53,110
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	2,860	$43,100
Substance Abuse Social Workers	1,160	$39,600

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 Bubba73 (Jud McCranie) under License

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