Social Work at Gallaudet University

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

Gallaudet is located in Washington, District of Columbia and has a total student population of 1,451. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 students received a bachelor's degree in social work from Gallaudet.

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.

Gallaudet Social Work Degrees Available

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

Gallaudet Social Work Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the social work progam at Gallaudet compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 Gallaudet 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 Master’s Degree Schools	70
Most Focused Social Work Schools	104
Best Value Social Work Master’s Degree Schools	237
Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools	271
Best Value Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools	283
Most Popular Social Work Master’s Degree Schools	287
Best Value Social Work Schools	377
Best Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools	379
Most Popular Social Work Schools	402
	429
Best Social Work Schools	436
Most Popular Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools	472

In 2021, 16 students received their master’s degree in social work from Gallaudet. This makes it the #287 most popular school for social work master’s degree candidates in the country.

Social Work Student Demographics at Gallaudet

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

Gallaudet Social Work Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 social work majors earned their bachelor's degree from Gallaudet. Of these graduates, 0% were men and 100% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 15% 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 Gallaudet University with a bachelor's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Gallaudet Social Work Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 16 students earned a master's degree in social work from Gallaudet. About 75% of these graduates were women and the other 25% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 12% men graduate in social work each year. Gallaudet does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 13% more men than average.

Of the students who received a social work master's degree from Gallaudet, 63% 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 Gallaudet University with a master's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Gallaudet 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 DC, the home state for Gallaudet University.

Occupation	Jobs in DC	Average Salary in DC
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	2,080	$70,270
Social and Community Service Managers	830	$101,360
Substance Abuse Social Workers	470	$69,690
Healthcare Social Workers	450	$72,090
Counselors	300	$47,320

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 AgnosticPreachersKid under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.