Social Work at Our Lady of the Lake University

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

OLLU is located in San Antonio, Texas and approximately 2,771 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 44 social work majors received their bachelor's degree from OLLU.

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.

OLLU Social Work Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at OLLU

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

OLLU does offer online education options in social work for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

OLLU Social Work Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks social work programs across the country. The following shows how OLLU 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 OLLU 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 Popular Social Work Master’s Degree Schools	19
Most Popular Social Work Schools	20
Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools	152
Most Popular Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools	186
Best Social Work Schools	304
Best Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools	307
	330
Best Value Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools	331

In 2021, 309 students received their master’s degree in social work from OLLU. This makes it the #19 most popular school for social work master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of OLLU Social Work Graduates

The median salary of social work students who receive their bachelor's degree at OLLU is $21,836. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $31,866 for all social work students.

Social Work Student Demographics at OLLU

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

OLLU Social Work Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 44 social work majors earned their bachelor's degree from OLLU. Of these graduates, 18% were men and 82% were women. The typical social work bachelor's degree program is made up of only 12% men. So male students are more repesented at OLLU since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 46% 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 Our Lady of the Lake University with a bachelor's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	34
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

OLLU Social Work Master’s Program

Of the 309 students who earned a master's degree in Social Work from OLLU in 2020-2021, 8% were men and 92% were women.

In the social work master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 67% of degree recipients. That is 22% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Our Lady of the Lake University with a master's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	80
Hispanic or Latino	119
White	48
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	59

OLLU 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 TX, the home state for Our Lady of the Lake University.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	19,510	$48,920
Healthcare Social Workers	9,830	$59,090
Substance Abuse Social Workers	6,090	$40,470
Social and Community Service Managers	5,370	$72,560
Counselors	2,660	$58,110

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 Zereshk under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.