Social Work at Middle Tennessee State University

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

Middle Tennessee State University is located in Murfreesboro, Tennessee and approximately 22,080 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 68 students received a bachelor's degree in social work from Middle Tennessee State University.

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.

Middle Tennessee State University Social Work Degrees Available

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

Middle Tennessee State University Social Work Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the social work progam at Middle Tennessee State University 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 Middle Tennessee State University 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 Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools	168
	172
Most Focused Social Work Schools	473

In 2021, 24 students received their master’s degree in social work from Middle Tennessee State University. This makes it the #256 most popular school for social work master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Middle Tennessee State University Social Work Graduates

The median salary of social work students who receive their bachelor's degree at Middle Tennessee State University is $31,470. This is less than $31,866, which is the national average of all social work majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Social Work Student Demographics at Middle Tennessee State University

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

Middle Tennessee State University Social Work Bachelor’s Program

Of the 68 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Social Work from Middle Tennessee State University in 2020-2021, 7% were men and 93% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 12% 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 Middle Tennessee State University with a bachelor's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	26
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	29
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Middle Tennessee State University Social Work Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 24 students graduated with a master's degree in social work from Middle Tennessee State University. About 8% were men and 92% were women.

Of the students who received a social work master's degree from Middle Tennessee State University, 71% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	17
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Middle Tennessee State University 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 TN, the home state for Middle Tennessee State University.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	5,590	$41,830
Healthcare Social Workers	3,260	$50,700
Social and Community Service Managers	2,430	$68,450
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	1,980	$41,930
Substance Abuse Social Workers	1,660	$38,180

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 MTSUGoRaidersGo under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.