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Social Work at Middle Tennessee State University

If you are interested in studying Social Work, take a look at what Middle Tennessee State University. Get started with the following essential facts.

Middle Tennessee State University sits in Murfreesboro, TN.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 110 social work graduations were recorded at Middle Tennessee State University.

Online & Distance Learning at Middle Tennessee State University

Online coursework is an option at Middle Tennessee State University. Among 20,488 students, 3,076 (15%) studied exclusively online and 8,644 (42%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the composition of Social Work graduates at Middle Tennessee State University, by degree type.

Program-wide, Social Work graduates at Middle Tennessee State University are 84% women (92) and 16% men (18).

Social Work Bachelor’s Program at Middle Tennessee State University

Among the 42 bachelor’s social work degrees awarded at Middle Tennessee State University, 90% were women (38) and 10% were men (4).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Social Work bachelor’s degree recipients at Middle Tennessee State University.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	26
Hispanic / Latino	10
Black / African American	5
Two or More Races	1

Minority students account for 38% of Social Work bachelor’s degree recipients at Middle Tennessee State University, lower than the national average of 48%.*

Social Work Master’s Program at Middle Tennessee State University

Of the 68 master’s social work degrees awarded at Middle Tennessee State University, 79% were women (54) and 21% were men (14).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Social Work master’s degree recipients at Middle Tennessee State University.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	41
Hispanic / Latino	3
Black / African American	20
Two or More Races	4

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 40% of Social Work master’s degree recipients at Middle Tennessee State University, below the national average of 42%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

Best-Paid Careers for Social Work Graduates

Graduates of the Social Work program at Middle Tennessee State University go on to a range of careers. Here are the best-paid careers for Social Work graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Social and Community Service Managers	$156,089
Counselors, All Other	$81,766
Healthcare Social Workers	$78,044
Marriage and Family Therapists	$74,325
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary	$65,510
Social Workers, All Other	$62,827
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	$58,560
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	$41,658
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	$40,804

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.