Social Work at LIU Post

Every social work school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the social work program at LIU Post stacks up to those at other schools.

LIU Post is located in Brookville, New York and approximately 15,066 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 29 students received a bachelor's degree in social work from LIU Post.

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.

LIU Post Social Work Degrees Available

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

LIU Post Social Work Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the social work progam at LIU Post 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 LIU Post 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
Best Value Social Work Graduate Certificate Schools	26
Most Focused Social Work Schools	223

In 2021, 104 students received their master’s degree in social work from LIU Post. This makes it the #88 most popular school for social work master’s degree candidates in the country.

Social Work Student Demographics at LIU Post

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the social work majors at LIU Post.

LIU Post Social Work Bachelor’s Program

The social work program at LIU Post awarded 29 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 10% of these degrees went to men with the other 90% going to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	14
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

LIU Post Social Work Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 18% of social work master's degrees went to men and 82% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 12% men graduate in social work each year. LIU Post does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	23
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	23
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	41

LIU Post 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

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 NY, the home state for LIU Post.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	28,530	$58,050
Healthcare Social Workers	13,290	$62,280
Social and Community Service Managers	13,110	$86,700
Substance Abuse Social Workers	11,470	$62,130
Social Workers	5,790	$67,120

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.