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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 47 students received a bachelor's degree in social work from NSU.

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

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

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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Social Work Master’s Degree Schools	13
	45
Best Value Social Work Schools	46
Most Focused Social Work Master’s Degree Schools	194
Most Focused Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools	220

In 2021, 27 students received their master’s degree in social work from NSU. This makes it the #243 most popular school for social work master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of NSU Social Work Graduates

The median salary of social work students who receive their bachelor's degree at NSU is $35,638. This is 12% higher than $31,866, which is the national average for all social work bachelor's degree recipients.

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

The social work program at NSU awarded 47 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 13% of these degrees went to men with the other 87% going to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 17% 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	5
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	17
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	15

NSU Social Work Master’s Program

The social work program at NSU awarded 27 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 15% of these degrees went to men with the other 85% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 12% men graduate in social work each year. NSU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

Of the students who received a social work master's degree from NSU, 59% 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 Northeastern State University with a master's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	16
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

NSU 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 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.