Social Work at Henderson State University

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

Henderson State University is located in Arkadelphia, Arkansas and has a total student population of 3,163. Of the 514 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Henderson State University in 2021, 18 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.

Henderson State University Social Work Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Social Work (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work

Henderson State University Social Work Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The social work major at Henderson State University 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	245
Most Popular Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools	353
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	437

Earnings of Henderson State University Social Work Graduates

The median salary of social work students who receive their bachelor's degree at Henderson State University is $24,164. 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 Henderson State University

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

Henderson State University Social Work Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 18 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in social work from Henderson State University. About 22% were men and 78% were women. The typical social work bachelor's degree program is made up of only 12% men. So male students are more repesented at Henderson State University since its program graduates 10% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 33% 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 Henderson State University with a bachelor's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Henderson State University 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 AR, the home state for Henderson State 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Brandonrush under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.