Social Work at Rutgers University - Newark
Rutgers Newark is located in Newark, New Jersey and has a total student population of 13,231.
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.
Rutgers Newark Social Work Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work
Rutgers Newark Social Work Rankings
The social work major at Rutgers Newark 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 Rutgers Newark
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the social work majors at Rutgers University - Newark.
Rutgers Newark Social Work Bachelor’s Program
Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 26% 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 Rutgers University - Newark with a bachelor's in social work.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 23 |
Hispanic or Latino | 35 |
White | 22 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 6 |
Concentrations Within Social Work
If you plan to be a social work major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Rutgers University - Newark. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.
Concentration | Annual Degrees Awarded |
---|---|
Social Work | 108 |
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 NJ, the home state for Rutgers University - Newark.
Occupation | Jobs in NJ | Average Salary in NJ |
---|---|---|
Child, Family, and School Social Workers | 5,060 | $67,700 |
Marriage and Family Therapists | 4,150 | $72,380 |
Social and Community Service Managers | 3,370 | $88,570 |
Healthcare Social Workers | 3,120 | $64,570 |
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists | 2,790 | $73,810 |
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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.