Social Work at Saint Edward’s University

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

St. Edward's University is located in Austin, Texas and approximately 3,591 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 students received a bachelor's degree in social work from St. Edward's University.

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.

St. Edward’s University Social Work Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work

St. Edward’s University Social Work Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks social work programs across the country. The following shows how St. Edward's University performed in these rankings.

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 St. Edward's University 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
	86
	86
Most Focused Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools	421

How Much Do Social Work Graduates from St. Edward's University Make?

The median salary of social work students who receive their bachelor's degree at St. Edward's University is $33,916. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 6% higher than the national average of $31,866 for all social work bachelor's degree recipients.

Social Work Student Demographics at St. Edward's University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the social work majors at Saint Edward’s University.

St. Edward’s University Social Work Bachelor’s Program

Of the 13 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Social Work from St. Edward's University in 2020-2021, 15% were men and 85% were women. The typical social work bachelor's degree program is made up of only 12% men. So male students are more repesented at St. Edward's University since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 17% 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 Saint Edward's University with a bachelor's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

St. Edward's University 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 TX, the home state for Saint Edward's University.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	19,510	$48,920
Healthcare Social Workers	9,830	$59,090
Substance Abuse Social Workers	6,090	$40,470
Social and Community Service Managers	5,370	$72,560
Counselors	2,660	$58,110

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 LoneStarMike under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.