Social Work at Idaho State University

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

ISU is located in Pocatello, Idaho and approximately 11,766 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.

ISU Social Work Degrees Available

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

ISU Social Work Rankings

The social work major at ISU 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 ISU

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

ISU Social Work Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 15% of social work bachelor's degrees went to men and 85% went to women. The typical social work bachelor's degree program is made up of only 12% men. So male students are more repesented at ISU since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

About 74% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social work at ISU 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 Idaho State University with a bachelor's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	25
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

ISU Social Work Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 21% of social work master's degrees went to men and 79% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 12% men graduate in social work each year. ISU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

Of the students who received a social work master's degree from ISU, 85% 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 Idaho State University with a master's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	29
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Social Work

Social Work majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Idaho State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Social Work	43

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 ID, the home state for Idaho State University.

Occupation	Jobs in ID	Average Salary in ID
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	1,310	$52,110
Social and Community Service Managers	920	$52,490
Substance Abuse Social Workers	690	$47,720
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	630	$42,680
Healthcare Social Workers	480	$56,080

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 Staplegunther under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.