Social Work at Mars Hill University

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

Mars Hill is located in Mars Hill, North Carolina and approximately 1,049 students attend the school each year. Of the 257 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Mars Hill University in 2021, 22 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.

Mars Hill Social Work Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work

Online Classes Are Available at Mars Hill

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? Mars Hill offers distance education options for social work at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

Mars Hill Social Work Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks social work programs across the country. The following shows how Mars Hill performed in these rankings.

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 Mars Hill 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 Online Social Work Schools	35
Best Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools	135
Best Social Work Schools	148
	206
Best Value Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools	294
Most Popular Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools	322
Best Value Social Work Schools	370

How Much Do Social Work Graduates from Mars Hill Make?

The median salary of social work students who receive their bachelor's degree at Mars Hill is $31,048. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $31,866 for all social work students.

Social Work Student Demographics at Mars Hill

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

Mars Hill Social Work Bachelor’s Program

Of the 22 social work students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Mars Hill, about 18% were men and 82% were women. The typical social work bachelor's degree program is made up of only 12% men. So male students are more repesented at Mars Hill since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

About 55% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social work at Mars Hill are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Mars Hill 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 Mars Hill 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 Robert Cutts under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.