Social Work at Rhode Island College

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 Rhode Island College stacks up to those at other schools.

RIC is located in Providence, Rhode Island and approximately 7,072 students attend the school each year.

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.

RIC Social Work Degrees Available

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

RIC Social Work Rankings

The social work major at RIC 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.

Social Work Student Demographics at RIC

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

RIC Social Work Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 12% of social work bachelor's degrees went to men and 88% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 6% 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 Rhode Island College with a bachelor's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	30
White	36
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

RIC Social Work Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 18% of social work master's degrees went to men and 82% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 12% men graduate in social work each year. RIC does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	34
White	54
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	16

Concentrations Within Social Work

The following social work concentations are available at Rhode Island College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Rhode Island College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Social Work	156
Child Advocacy & Policy	28

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 RI, the home state for Rhode Island College.

Occupation	Jobs in RI	Average Salary in RI
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	1,770	$61,440
Healthcare Social Workers	610	$57,620
Substance Abuse Social Workers	500	$52,730
Social and Community Service Managers	420	$96,550
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	200	$83,060

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 Arctichistorian01 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.