Social Work at Northern Arizona University

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

NAU is located in Flagstaff, Arizona and approximately 29,566 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.

NAU Social Work Degrees Available

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

NAU Social Work Rankings

The social work major at NAU 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 NAU

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

NAU Social Work Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 7% of social work bachelor's degrees went to men and 93% went to women.

About 52% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social work at NAU are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% 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 Northern Arizona University with a bachelor's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	45
White	70
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	12

NAU Social Work Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 12% of social work master's degrees went to men and 88% went to women.

Of the students who received a social work master's degree from NAU, 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 Northern Arizona University with a master's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	17
White	35
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Concentrations Within Social Work

Social Work majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Northern Arizona University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Social Work	217

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 AZ, the home state for Northern Arizona University.

Occupation	Jobs in AZ	Average Salary in AZ
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	5,780	$39,020
Substance Abuse Social Workers	2,700	$39,390
Healthcare Social Workers	2,420	$62,920
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	2,320	$54,670
Social and Community Service Managers	2,290	$65,610

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 Teksaz227 under License

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