Social Work at Johnson C Smith University

If you plan to study social work, take a look at what Johnson C Smith University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

JCSU is located in Charlotte, North Carolina and has a total student population of 1,306. Of the 227 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Johnson C Smith University in 2021, 24 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.

JCSU Social Work Degrees Available

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

JCSU Social Work Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the social work progam at JCSU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The social work major at JCSU 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Social Work Schools	9
Most Focused Social Work Master’s Degree Schools	12
Most Focused Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools	22
Best Value Social Work Master’s Degree Schools	159
Most Popular Social Work Master’s Degree Schools	200
Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools	240
Most Popular Social Work Schools	261
Best Value Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools	292
Most Popular Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools	301
Best Value Social Work Schools	302
	368
Best Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools	372
	391
Best Social Work Schools	411

In 2021, 40 students received their master’s degree in social work from JCSU. This makes it the #200 most popular school for social work master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of JCSU Social Work Graduates

The median salary of social work students who receive their bachelor's degree at JCSU is $23,981. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $31,866 for all social work students.

Social Work Student Demographics at JCSU

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

JCSU Social Work Bachelor’s Program

Of the 24 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in social work from JCSU in 2021, 0% were men and 100% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 51% more racial-ethnic minorities in its social work bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	22
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

JCSU Social Work Master’s Program

The social work program at JCSU awarded 40 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 5% of these degrees went to men with the other 95% going to women.

In the social work master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 73% of degree recipients. That is 28% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	27
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

JCSU 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 NC, the home state for Johnson C Smith University.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	11,610	$46,990
Healthcare Social Workers	3,340	$54,730
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	3,090	$44,710
Social and Community Service Managers	2,540	$69,640
Substance Abuse Social Workers	2,470	$50,270

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 Boston Public Library under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.