Social Work at University of Saint Joseph

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

USJ is located in West Hartford, Connecticut and has a total student population of 2,305. In 2021, 23 social work majors received their bachelor's degree from USJ.

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.

USJ Social Work Degrees Available

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

USJ Social Work Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The social work major at USJ 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 Master’s Degree Schools	32
Most Focused Social Work Schools	51
	128
	135
Most Popular Social Work Master’s Degree Schools	146
Most Focused Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools	190
Most Popular Social Work Schools	203
Best Value Social Work Schools	204
Most Popular Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools	311
Best Social Work Schools	335
Best Value Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools	385

In 2021, 66 students received their master’s degree in social work from USJ. This makes it the #146 most popular school for social work master’s degree candidates in the country.

Social Work Student Demographics at USJ

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

USJ Social Work Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 23 students earned a bachelor's degree in social work from USJ. About 83% of these graduates were women and the other 17% were men. The typical social work bachelor's degree program is made up of only 12% men. So male students are more repesented at USJ since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

About 52% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social work at USJ are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 3% 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 University of Saint Joseph with a bachelor's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

USJ Social Work Master’s Program

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

Of the students who received a social work master's degree from USJ, 55% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	17
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	36
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

USJ also has a doctoral program available in social work. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Public Policy

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 CT, the home state for University of Saint Joseph.

Occupation	Jobs in CT	Average Salary in CT
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	5,370	$69,520
Social and Community Service Managers	3,040	$73,560
Healthcare Social Workers	2,110	$72,640
Substance Abuse Social Workers	1,850	$63,290
Social Workers	650	$65,230

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 Eddy.dossantos2 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.