Social Work at Radford University

If you are interested in studying social work, you may want to check out the program at Radford University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Radford is located in Radford, Virginia and approximately 10,695 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 44 students received a bachelor's degree in social work from Radford.

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.

Radford Social Work Degrees Available

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

Radford Social Work Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the social work progam at Radford 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 Radford 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
Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools	123
Most Focused Social Work Master’s Degree Schools	145
Best Social Work Schools	196
Most Focused Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools	298

In 2021, 48 students received their master’s degree in social work from Radford. This makes it the #185 most popular school for social work master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Radford Social Work Graduates

The median salary of social work students who receive their bachelor's degree at Radford is $30,821. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $31,866 for all social work students.

Social Work Student Demographics at Radford

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

Radford Social Work Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 44 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in social work from Radford. About 7% were men and 93% were women.

About 66% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social work at Radford 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 Radford University with a bachelor's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	29
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Radford Social Work Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 48 social work majors earned their master's degree from Radford. Of these graduates, 2% were men and 98% were women.

Of the students who received a social work master's degree from Radford, 79% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	38
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Radford 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 VA, the home state for Radford University.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	9,340	$51,880
Substance Abuse Social Workers	4,720	$51,660
Healthcare Social Workers	3,720	$57,510
Social and Community Service Managers	2,650	$89,290
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	2,640	$48,250

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 Matt under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.