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Social Work at Oakwood University

Social Work at Oakwood University

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

Oakwood is located in Huntsville, Alabama and has a total student population of 1,374.

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.

Oakwood Social Work Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work

Oakwood Social Work Rankings

The social work major at Oakwood 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 Oakwood

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

Oakwood Social Work Bachelor’s Program

86% Women
86% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 14% of social work bachelor's degrees went to men and 86% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 42% 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 Oakwood University with a bachelor's in social work.

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

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 Oakwood University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Social Work 13

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 AL, the home state for Oakwood University.

Occupation Jobs in AL Average Salary in AL
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 3,460 $40,710
Healthcare Social Workers 2,770 $47,740
Social and Community Service Managers 1,200 $66,430
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists 1,110 $45,680
Substance Abuse Social Workers 1,070 $36,700

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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