Social Work at University of Pikeville

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

UPIKE is located in Pikeville, Kentucky and approximately 2,240 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 2 social work majors received their bachelor's degree from UPIKE.

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.

UPIKE Social Work Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work

UPIKE Social Work Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the social work progam at UPIKE 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 UPIKE 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	545
Most Popular Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools	575
Most Focused Social Work Schools	720
Most Popular Social Work Schools	745

Social Work Student Demographics at UPIKE

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

UPIKE Social Work Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of social work bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 5% 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 University of Pikeville with a bachelor's in social work.

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

UPIKE 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 KY, the home state for University of Pikeville.

Occupation	Jobs in KY	Average Salary in KY
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	7,740	$40,950
Social and Community Service Managers	2,040	$63,210
Healthcare Social Workers	1,700	$50,340
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	970	$38,080
Substance Abuse Social Workers	790	$35,600

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 Nyttend under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.