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Social Work at Missouri Western State University

Social Work at Missouri Western State University

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

Missouri Western is located in Saint Joseph, Missouri and approximately 4,911 students attend the school each year.

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.

Missouri Western Social Work Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work

Missouri Western Social Work Rankings

The social work major at Missouri Western 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.

Social Work Student Demographics at Missouri Western

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

Missouri Western Social Work Bachelor’s Program

79% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 21% of social work bachelor's degrees went to men and 79% went to women. The typical social work bachelor's degree program is made up of only 12% men. So male students are more repesented at Missouri Western since its program graduates 9% more men than average.

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About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social work at Missouri Western 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 Missouri Western State University with a bachelor's in social work.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 15
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 6

Concentrations Within Social Work

If you plan to be a social work major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Missouri Western State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Social Work 30

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 MO, the home state for Missouri Western State University.

Occupation Jobs in MO Average Salary in MO
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 8,620 $37,680
Healthcare Social Workers 5,680 $46,370
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists 2,460 $37,320
Social and Community Service Managers 2,290 $60,450
Substance Abuse Social Workers 2,050 $38,880

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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