Social Work at Nebraska Wesleyan University

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

NWU is located in Lincoln, Nebraska and has a total student population of 1,924.

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.

NWU Social Work Degrees Available

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

NWU Social Work Rankings

The social work major at NWU 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 NWU

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

NWU Social Work Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 6% of social work bachelor's degrees went to men and 94% went to women.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social work at NWU 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 Nebraska Wesleyan University with a bachelor's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	12
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

NWU Social Work Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of social work master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

Of the students who received a social work master's degree from NWU, 86% 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 Nebraska Wesleyan University with a master's in social work.

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

Concentrations Within Social Work

The following social work concentations are available at Nebraska Wesleyan University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Nebraska Wesleyan University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Social Work	26

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 NE, the home state for Nebraska Wesleyan University.

Occupation	Jobs in NE	Average Salary in NE
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	2,770	$41,560
Healthcare Social Workers	990	$48,230
Social and Community Service Managers	730	$65,270
Substance Abuse Social Workers	500	$41,320
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	420	$45,810

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 Ammodramus under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.