Social Work at Heritage University

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

Heritage University is located in Toppenish, Washington and has a total student population of 999. Of the 160 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Heritage University in 2021, 47 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.

Heritage University Social Work Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work

Heritage University Social Work Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks social work programs across the country. The following shows how Heritage University performed in these rankings.

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 Heritage 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 Schools	19
Best Value Social Work Schools	78
Best Social Work Schools	85
	108
Most Popular Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools	167

Earnings of Heritage University Social Work Graduates

The median salary of social work students who receive their bachelor's degree at Heritage University is $33,246. This is 4% higher than $31,866, which is the national average for all social work bachelor's degree recipients.

Social Work Student Demographics at Heritage University

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

Heritage University Social Work Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 47 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in social work from Heritage University. About 11% were men and 89% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 8% 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 Heritage University with a bachelor's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	25
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

Heritage 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

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 WA, the home state for Heritage University.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	7,590	$51,990
Healthcare Social Workers	3,900	$62,180
Substance Abuse Social Workers	2,210	$53,780
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	2,010	$62,270
Social Workers	680	$73,180

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 Chris Light under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.