Social Work at Nazareth College

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

Nazareth is located in Rochester, New York and approximately 2,791 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 22 students received a bachelor's degree in social work from Nazareth.

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.

Nazareth Social Work Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work
• Master’s Degree in Social Work

Nazareth Social Work Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks social work programs across the country. The following shows how Nazareth performed in these rankings.

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 Nazareth 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
	60
Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools	67
Best Value Social Work Master’s Degree Schools	70
Best Social Work Schools	136
Most Focused Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools	239
Best Value Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools	311
Most Popular Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools	322

In 2021, 69 students received their master’s degree in social work from Nazareth. This makes it the #139 most popular school for social work master’s degree candidates in the country.

Social Work Student Demographics at Nazareth

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the social work majors at Nazareth College.

Nazareth Social Work Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 22 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in social work from Nazareth. About 5% were men and 95% were women.

About 68% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social work at Nazareth 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 Nazareth College with a bachelor's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	15
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Nazareth Social Work Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 69 students graduated with a master's degree in social work from Nazareth. About 12% were men and 88% were women.

Of the students who received a social work master's degree from Nazareth, 70% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Nazareth College with a master's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	48
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Nazareth also has a doctoral program available in social work. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Community Organization & Advocacy

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 NY, the home state for Nazareth College.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	28,530	$58,050
Healthcare Social Workers	13,290	$62,280
Social and Community Service Managers	13,110	$86,700
Substance Abuse Social Workers	11,470	$62,130
Social Workers	5,790	$67,120

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 Nazareth College under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.