Social Work at Plymouth State 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 Plymouth State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Plymouth State is located in Plymouth, New Hampshire and has a total student population of 4,491. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 18 students received a bachelor's degree in social work from Plymouth State.

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.

Plymouth State Social Work Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work

Plymouth State Social Work Rankings

The social work major at Plymouth State 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.

Earnings of Plymouth State Social Work Graduates

The median salary of social work students who receive their bachelor's degree at Plymouth State is $35,606. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 12% higher than the national average of $31,866 for all social work bachelor's degree recipients.

Social Work Student Demographics at Plymouth State

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

Plymouth State Social Work Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 18 students earned a bachelor's degree in social work from Plymouth State. About 89% of these graduates were women and the other 11% were men.

About 94% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social work at Plymouth State 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 Plymouth State University with a bachelor's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	17
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Plymouth State also has a doctoral program available in social work. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Public Administration

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 NH, the home state for Plymouth State University.

Occupation	Jobs in NH	Average Salary in NH
Social and Community Service Managers	780	$65,380
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	650	$52,920
Healthcare Social Workers	590	$64,570
Substance Abuse Social Workers	270	$57,110
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	210	$63,790

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 User:Magicipiano under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.