Social Work at Northern Michigan University

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

Northern Michigan University is located in Marquette, Michigan and approximately 7,368 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 32 students received a bachelor's degree in social work from Northern Michigan University.

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.

Northern Michigan University Social Work Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Northern Michigan University

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Northern Michigan University does offer online courses in social work for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Northern Michigan University Social Work Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the social work progam at Northern Michigan University compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The social work major at Northern Michigan University 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	156
Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools	219
	281

In 2021, 25 students received their master’s degree in social work from Northern Michigan University. This makes it the #253 most popular school for social work master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Social Work Graduates from Northern Michigan University Make?

The median salary of social work students who receive their bachelor's degree at Northern Michigan University is $30,522. This is less than $31,866, which is the national average of all social work majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Social Work Student Demographics at Northern Michigan University

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

Northern Michigan University Social Work Bachelor’s Program

Of the 32 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Social Work from Northern Michigan University in 2020-2021, 13% were men and 88% were women.

About 84% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social work at Northern Michigan University 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 Northern Michigan University with a bachelor's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	27
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Northern Michigan University Social Work Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 25 students earned a master's degree in social work from Northern Michigan University. About 100% of these graduates were women and the other 0% were men.

Of the students who received a social work master's degree from Northern Michigan University, 88% 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 Michigan University with a master's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	22
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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

Related Majors

• Public Administration

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 MI, the home state for Northern Michigan University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	13,790	$50,620
Healthcare Social Workers	5,400	$56,830
Social and Community Service Managers	4,580	$72,450
Substance Abuse Social Workers	4,050	$50,060
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	2,400	$60,490

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 Bobak Ha’Eri under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.