Social Work at Gordon College

What traits are you looking for in a social work school? To help you decide if Gordon College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's social work program.

Gordon College is located in Wenham, Massachusetts and approximately 1,816 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 students received a bachelor's degree in social work from Gordon College.

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.

Gordon College Social Work Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work

Gordon College Social Work Rankings

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

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 Gordon College 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
	110
Most Focused Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools	272
Best Social Work Schools	284
Most Focused Social Work Schools	454

Earnings of Gordon College Social Work Graduates

The median salary of social work students who receive their bachelor's degree at Gordon College is $33,486. This is 5% higher than $31,866, which is the national average for all social work bachelor's degree recipients.

Social Work Student Demographics at Gordon College

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

Gordon College Social Work Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 social work majors earned their bachelor's degree from Gordon College. Of these graduates, 17% were men and 83% were women. The typical social work bachelor's degree program is made up of only 12% men. So male students are more repesented at Gordon College since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

About 58% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social work at Gordon College 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 Gordon College with a bachelor's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	7
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Gordon College 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 MA, the home state for Gordon College.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	12,340	$48,670
Healthcare Social Workers	10,040	$61,960
Social and Community Service Managers	7,420	$70,500
Substance Abuse Social Workers	6,880	$43,270
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	1,040	$69,190

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 daderot under License

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