Social Work at Mississippi Valley State University

If you plan to study social work, take a look at what Mississippi Valley State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Mississippi Valley State University is located in Itta Bena, Mississippi and has a total student population of 2,032. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 28 students received a bachelor's degree in social work from Mississippi Valley 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.

Mississippi Valley State University Social Work Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work

Mississippi Valley State University Social Work Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The social work major at Mississippi Valley 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
Most Focused Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools	35
Most Focused Social Work Schools	90
Most Popular Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools	264
Most Popular Social Work Schools	389

Social Work Student Demographics at Mississippi Valley State University

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

Mississippi Valley State University Social Work Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 28 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in social work from Mississippi Valley State University. About 11% were men and 89% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 52% 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 Mississippi Valley State University with a bachelor's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	27
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Mississippi Valley 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

• Public Administration
• Human Services

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 MS, the home state for Mississippi Valley State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MS	Average Salary in MS
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	2,700	$35,100
Healthcare Social Workers	1,070	$48,080
Social and Community Service Managers	920	$47,700
Substance Abuse Social Workers	840	$41,470
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	600	$36,790

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 Chillin662 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.