Social Work at Grambling State University

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

GSU is located in Grambling, Louisiana and approximately 5,438 students attend the school each year.

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 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.

Social Work Student Demographics at GSU

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

GSU Social Work Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 3% of social work bachelor's degrees went to men and 97% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 53% 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 Grambling State University with a bachelor's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	32
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

GSU Social Work Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of social work master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

In the social work master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 87% of degree recipients. That is 43% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	13
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Social Work

Social Work majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Grambling State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Social Work	49

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 LA, the home state for Grambling State University.

Occupation	Jobs in LA	Average Salary in LA
Counselors	2,190	$36,870
Healthcare Social Workers	1,940	$53,460
Social and Community Service Managers	1,610	$70,120
Substance Abuse Social Workers	1,410	$40,960
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	970	$48,280

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 Billy Hathorn under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.