Social Work at McDaniel College

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

McDaniel is located in Westminster, Maryland and has a total student population of 2,931. In 2021, 18 social work majors received their bachelor's degree from McDaniel.

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.

McDaniel Social Work Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work

McDaniel Social Work Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The social work major at McDaniel 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	284
Most Focused Social Work Schools	465

Social Work Student Demographics at McDaniel

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

McDaniel Social Work Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 18 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in social work from McDaniel. About 39% were men and 61% were women. The typical social work bachelor's degree program is made up of only 12% men. So male students are more repesented at McDaniel since its program graduates 27% more men than average.

About 61% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social work at McDaniel are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

McDaniel 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 MD, the home state for McDaniel College.

Occupation	Jobs in MD	Average Salary in MD
Healthcare Social Workers	5,090	$58,350
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	4,480	$59,280
Social and Community Service Managers	3,120	$76,670
Substance Abuse Social Workers	2,090	$53,780
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	1,590	$59,070

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 Swissbeauty under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.