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. Of the 1,348 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Idaho State University in 2021, 22 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.

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.

In 2021, 21 students received their master’s degree in social work from ISU. This makes it the #268 most popular school for social work master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of ISU Social Work Graduates

The median salary of social work students who receive their bachelor's degree at ISU is $28,465. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $31,866 for all social work students.

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

Of the 22 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in social work from ISU in 2021, 5% were men and 95% were women.

About 59% 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	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	13
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

ISU Social Work Master’s Program

Of the 21 social work students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from ISU, about 10% were men and 90% were women.

Of the students who received a social work master's degree from ISU, 76% 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	2
White	16
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

ISU 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 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.