Social Work at Freed-Hardeman University

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

FHU is located in Henderson, Tennessee and has a total student population of 2,188. In 2021, 14 social work majors received their bachelor's degree from FHU.

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.

FHU Social Work Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work

FHU Social Work Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The social work major at FHU 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
Best Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools	319

Earnings of FHU Social Work Graduates

The median salary of social work students who receive their bachelor's degree at FHU is $23,997. This is less than $31,866, which is the national average of all social work majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Social Work Student Demographics at FHU

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

FHU Social Work Bachelor’s Program

Of the 14 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Social Work from FHU in 2020-2021, 43% were men and 57% were women. The typical social work bachelor's degree program is made up of only 12% men. So male students are more repesented at FHU since its program graduates 31% more men than average.

About 79% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social work at FHU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Freed-Hardeman University with a bachelor's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

FHU 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 TN, the home state for Freed-Hardeman University.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	5,590	$41,830
Healthcare Social Workers	3,260	$50,700
Social and Community Service Managers	2,430	$68,450
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	1,980	$41,930
Substance Abuse Social Workers	1,660	$38,180

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 Skye Marthaler under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.