Social Work at Indiana University - Bloomington

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

IU Bloomington is located in Bloomington, Indiana and approximately 43,064 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.

IU Bloomington Social Work Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Social Work

IU Bloomington Social Work Rankings

Social Work Student Demographics at IU Bloomington

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

IU Bloomington 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. IU Bloomington does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 9% more men than average.

Of the students who received a social work master's degree from IU Bloomington, 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 Indiana University - Bloomington with a master's in social work.

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

Concentrations Within Social Work

The following social work concentations are available at Indiana University - Bloomington. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Indiana University - Bloomington. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Social Work	27

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 IN, the home state for Indiana University - Bloomington.

Occupation	Jobs in IN	Average Salary in IN
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	7,240	$40,090
Healthcare Social Workers	5,320	$51,710
Substance Abuse Social Workers	2,250	$43,040
Social and Community Service Managers	2,210	$61,180
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	1,780	$48,460

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 Nyttend under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.