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Social Work at National Louis University

Social Work at National Louis University

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

NLU is located in Chicago, Illinois and has a total student population of 7,402.

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.

NLU Social Work Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work

NLU Social Work Rankings

The social work major at NLU 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 NLU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the social work majors at National Louis University.

NLU Social Work Bachelor’s Program

89% Women
79% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 11% of social work bachelor's degrees went to men and 89% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 35% 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 National Louis University with a bachelor's in social work.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 11
White 2
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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 National Louis University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Social Work 25

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 IL, the home state for National Louis University.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 13,910 $56,100
Healthcare Social Workers 5,750 $52,830
Social Workers 4,990 $61,640
Social and Community Service Managers 4,380 $66,150
Substance Abuse Social Workers 3,570 $46,540

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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