Social Work at Indiana Wesleyan University

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

IWU is located in Marion, Indiana and has a total student population of 3,108.

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.

IWU Social Work Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Social Work (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work
• Master’s Degree in Social Work

IWU Social Work Rankings

The social work major at IWU 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 IWU

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

IWU Social Work Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 21% of social work bachelor's degrees went to men and 79% 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 IWU since its program graduates 9% more men than average.

About 84% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social work at IWU 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 Indiana Wesleyan University with a bachelor's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	16
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

IWU Social Work Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of social work master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

Of the students who received a social work master's degree from IWU, 100% 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 Wesleyan University with a master's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Social Work	28

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 Wesleyan University.

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 Manutdglory under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.