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. In 2021, 30 social work majors received their bachelor's degree from Missouri Western.

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 following rankings from College Factual show how the social work progam at Missouri Western compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Social Work Schools	102
Most Popular Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools	246

How Much Do Social Work Graduates from Missouri Western Make?

The median salary of social work students who receive their bachelor's degree at Missouri Western is $30,966. 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 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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 30 social work majors earned their bachelor's degree from Missouri Western. Of these graduates, 3% were men and 97% were women.

About 70% 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.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	21
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Missouri Western 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 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Americasroof under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.