Social Work at Rust College

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

Rust College is located in Holly Springs, Mississippi and has a total student population of 623. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 students received a bachelor's degree in social work from Rust College.

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.

Rust College Social Work Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work

Rust College Social Work Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The social work major at Rust College 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	54
Most Focused Social Work Schools	136
Most Popular Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools	534
Most Popular Social Work Schools	672

Social Work Student Demographics at Rust College

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

Rust College Social Work Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in social work from Rust College. About 50% were men and 50% were women. The typical social work bachelor's degree program is made up of only 12% men. So male students are more repesented at Rust College since its program graduates 38% more men than average.

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 Rust College with a bachelor's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Rust College 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 MS, the home state for Rust College.

Occupation	Jobs in MS	Average Salary in MS
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	2,700	$35,100
Healthcare Social Workers	1,070	$48,080
Social and Community Service Managers	920	$47,700
Substance Abuse Social Workers	840	$41,470
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	600	$36,790

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 Fredlyfish4 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.