Social Work at Howard University

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

Howard is located in Washington, District of Columbia and approximately 10,859 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.

Howard Social Work Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Social Work

Howard Social Work Rankings

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in social work, making the school the #73 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Social Work Student Demographics at Howard

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

Howard Social Work Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 17% of social work master's degrees went to men and 83% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 12% men graduate in social work each year. Howard does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

In the social work master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 89% of degree recipients. That is 46% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	61
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

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 Howard University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Social Work	69

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 DC, the home state for Howard University.

Occupation	Jobs in DC	Average Salary in DC
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	2,080	$70,270
Social and Community Service Managers	830	$101,360
Substance Abuse Social Workers	470	$69,690
Healthcare Social Workers	450	$72,090
Counselors	300	$47,320

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 Josh under License

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