Social Work at Northeastern State University

What traits are you looking for in a social work school? To help you decide if Northeastern State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's social work program.

NSU is located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma and approximately 7,349 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.

NSU Social Work Degrees Available

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

NSU Social Work Rankings

The social work major at NSU 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 NSU

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

NSU Social Work Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 9% of social work bachelor's degrees went to men and 91% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 19% 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 Northeastern State University with a bachelor's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

NSU Social Work Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 13% of social work master's degrees went to men and 87% went to women.

In the social work master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 52% of degree recipients. That is 8% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	15
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Northeastern State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Social Work	74

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 OK, the home state for Northeastern State University.

Occupation	Jobs in OK	Average Salary in OK
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	6,330	$36,470
Healthcare Social Workers	1,980	$48,580
Substance Abuse Social Workers	1,260	$37,380
Social and Community Service Managers	1,040	$62,530
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	960	$37,730

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 CPacker under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.