Social Work at Purdue University Global

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

Purdue University Global is located in Indianapolis, Indiana and approximately 43,927 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 221 students received a bachelor's degree in social work from Purdue University Global.

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.

Purdue University Global Social Work Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work

Online Classes Are Available at Purdue University Global

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Purdue University Global offers distance education options for social work at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

Purdue University Global Social Work Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the social work progam at Purdue University Global 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 Purdue University Global 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 Popular Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools	3
Best Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools	264

Social Work Student Demographics at Purdue University Global

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

Purdue University Global Social Work Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 221 social work majors earned their bachelor's degree from Purdue University Global. Of these graduates, 8% were men and 92% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 3% 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 Purdue University Global with a bachelor's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	74
Hispanic or Latino	23
White	106
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	16

Purdue University Global also has a doctoral program available in social work. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Public Administration
• Human Services

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 Purdue University Global.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.