Social Work at Northwest Nazarene University

Every social work school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the social work program at Northwest Nazarene University stacks up to those at other schools.

NNU is located in Nampa, Idaho and has a total student population of 2,109. Of the 340 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Northwest Nazarene University in 2021, 15 of them were social work majors.

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.

NNU Social Work Degrees Available

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

NNU Social Work Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the social work progam at NNU 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 NNU 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
Most Focused Social Work Master’s Degree Schools	26
Best Value Social Work Schools	48
Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools	100
Most Popular Social Work Master’s Degree Schools	174
Most Focused Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools	217
Best Value Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools	347

In 2021, 53 students received their master’s degree in social work from NNU. This makes it the #174 most popular school for social work master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of NNU Social Work Graduates

The median salary of social work students who receive their bachelor's degree at NNU is $27,268. 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 NNU

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

NNU Social Work Bachelor’s Program

The social work program at NNU awarded 15 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 13% of these degrees went to men with the other 87% going to women. The typical social work bachelor's degree program is made up of only 12% men. So male students are more repesented at NNU since its program graduates 1% more men than average.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social work at NNU 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 Northwest Nazarene University with a bachelor's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

NNU Social Work Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 15% of social work master's degrees went to men and 85% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 12% men graduate in social work each year. NNU 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 NNU, 79% 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 Northwest Nazarene University with a master's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	42
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

NNU 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 ID, the home state for Northwest Nazarene University.

Occupation	Jobs in ID	Average Salary in ID
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	1,310	$52,110
Social and Community Service Managers	920	$52,490
Substance Abuse Social Workers	690	$47,720
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	630	$42,680
Healthcare Social Workers	480	$56,080

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 Moonraker0022 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.