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Social Work at Harding University

If you are interested in studying social work, you may want to check out the program at Harding University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Harding is located in Searcy, Arkansas and has a total student population of 4,617. Of the 902 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Harding University in 2021, 19 of them were social work majors.

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.

Harding Social Work Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work

Harding Social Work Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the social work progam at Harding 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 Harding 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
Best Value Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools 164
Most Focused Social Work Schools 546

How Much Do Social Work Graduates from Harding Make?

The median salary of social work students who receive their bachelor's degree at Harding is $28,183. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $31,866 for all social work students.

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Social Work Student Demographics at Harding

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

Harding Social Work Bachelor’s Program

95% Women
16% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 19 social work students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Harding, about 5% were men and 95% were women.

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About 84% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social work at Harding 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 Harding University with a bachelor's in social work.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 16
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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

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 AR, the home state for Harding University.

Occupation Jobs in AR Average Salary in AR
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 1,500 $38,270
Social and Community Service Managers 1,380 $57,360
Healthcare Social Workers 1,220 $46,310
Substance Abuse Social Workers 1,020 $40,560
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists 930 $38,700

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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