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Social Work at Kentucky State University

Social Work at Kentucky State University

What traits are you looking for in a social work school? To help you decide if Kentucky State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's social work program.

KY State is located in Frankfort, Kentucky and has a total student population of 2,290.

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.

KY State Social Work Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work

KY State Social Work Rankings

The social work major at KY State 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 KY State

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

KY State Social Work Bachelor’s Program

67% Women
89% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 33% of social work bachelor's degrees went to men and 67% 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 KY State since its program graduates 21% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 45% 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 Kentucky State University with a bachelor's in social work.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 8
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 1
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 Kentucky State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Social Work 5

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 KY, the home state for Kentucky State University.

Occupation Jobs in KY Average Salary in KY
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 7,740 $40,950
Social and Community Service Managers 2,040 $63,210
Healthcare Social Workers 1,700 $50,340
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists 970 $38,080
Substance Abuse Social Workers 790 $35,600

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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