Social Work at Philander Smith College

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

Philander Smith is located in Little Rock, Arkansas and approximately 799 students attend the school each year. Of the 146 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Philander Smith College in 2021, 8 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.

Philander Smith Social Work Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work

Philander Smith Social Work Rankings

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

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 Philander Smith 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	64
Most Focused Social Work Schools	147
Most Popular Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools	501
Most Popular Social Work Schools	634

Social Work Student Demographics at Philander Smith

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the social work majors at Philander Smith College.

Philander Smith Social Work Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in social work from Philander Smith. About 13% were men and 88% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 55% 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 Philander Smith College with a bachelor's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Philander Smith 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 AR, the home state for Philander Smith College.

Occupation	Jobs in AR	Average Salary in AR
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	1,500	$38,270
Social and Community Service Managers	1,380	$57,360
Healthcare Social Workers	1,220	$46,310
Substance Abuse Social Workers	1,020	$40,560
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	930	$38,700

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.