Social Work at Governors State University

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

GSU is located in University Park, Illinois and has a total student population of 4,650. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 30 students received a bachelor's degree in social work from GSU.

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.

GSU Social Work Degrees Available

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

GSU Social Work Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the social work progam at GSU 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 GSU 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	78
Best Value Social Work Master’s Degree Schools	98
Best Value Social Work Schools	177
Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools	217
Most Focused Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools	223
Most Popular Social Work Schools	234
	245
Most Popular Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools	246
Best Social Work Schools	369

In 2021, 45 students received their master’s degree in social work from GSU. This makes it the #193 most popular school for social work master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of GSU Social Work Graduates

The median salary of social work students who receive their bachelor's degree at GSU is $30,365. 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 GSU

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

GSU Social Work Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 30 social work majors earned their bachelor's degree from GSU. Of these graduates, 0% were men and 100% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 12% 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 Governors State University with a bachelor's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

GSU Social Work Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 45 students earned a master's degree in social work from GSU. About 89% of these graduates were women and the other 11% were men.

In the social work master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 51% of degree recipients. That is 6% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Governors State University with a master's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	17
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	20
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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

Related Majors

• Public Administration

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 IL, the home state for Governors State University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	13,910	$56,100
Healthcare Social Workers	5,750	$52,830
Social Workers	4,990	$61,640
Social and Community Service Managers	4,380	$66,150
Substance Abuse Social Workers	3,570	$46,540

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 User:Astuishin under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.