Social Work at Grand Valley State University

Every social work school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the social work program at Grand Valley State University stacks up to those at other schools.

GVSU is located in Allendale, Michigan and has a total student population of 23,350.

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.

GVSU Social Work Degrees Available

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

GVSU Social Work Rankings

The social work major at GVSU 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 GVSU

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

GVSU Social Work Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 10% of social work bachelor's degrees went to men and 90% went to women.

About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social work at GVSU 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 Grand Valley State University with a bachelor's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	93
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

GVSU Social Work Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 14% of social work master's degrees went to men and 86% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 12% men graduate in social work each year. GVSU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

Of the students who received a social work master's degree from GVSU, 78% 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 Grand Valley State University with a master's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	100
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Concentrations Within Social Work

If you plan to be a social work major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Grand Valley State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Social Work	227

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 MI, the home state for Grand Valley State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	13,790	$50,620
Healthcare Social Workers	5,400	$56,830
Social and Community Service Managers	4,580	$72,450
Substance Abuse Social Workers	4,050	$50,060
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	2,400	$60,490

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 Demhem under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.