Social Work at Minnesota State University - Moorhead

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

MSU Moorhead is located in Moorhead, Minnesota and has a total student population of 5,547. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 57 students received a bachelor's degree in social work from MSU Moorhead.

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.

MSU Moorhead Social Work Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work

MSU Moorhead Social Work Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the social work progam at MSU Moorhead 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 MSU Moorhead 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	9
Best Value Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools	14

Earnings of MSU Moorhead Social Work Graduates

The median salary of social work students who receive their bachelor's degree at MSU Moorhead is $39,480. This is 24% higher than $31,866, which is the national average for all social work bachelor's degree recipients.

Social Work Student Demographics at MSU Moorhead

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

MSU Moorhead Social Work Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 57 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in social work from MSU Moorhead. About 16% were men and 84% were women. The typical social work bachelor's degree program is made up of only 12% men. So male students are more repesented at MSU Moorhead since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

About 74% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social work at MSU Moorhead 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 Minnesota State University - Moorhead with a bachelor's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	42
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

MSU Moorhead 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 MN, the home state for Minnesota State University - Moorhead.

Occupation	Jobs in MN	Average Salary in MN
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	8,150	$55,560
Healthcare Social Workers	3,850	$58,670
Social and Community Service Managers	3,360	$75,280
Substance Abuse Social Workers	2,830	$55,460
Social Workers	1,830	$64,300

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 Bobak Ha’Eri under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.