Social Work at Salisbury University

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 Salisbury University stacks up to those at other schools.

Salisbury is located in Salisbury, Maryland and approximately 8,124 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.

Salisbury Social Work Degrees Available

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

Salisbury Social Work Rankings

The social work major at Salisbury 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 Salisbury

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

Salisbury Social Work Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 9% of social work bachelor's degrees went to men and 91% went to women.

About 66% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social work at Salisbury are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	19
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	67
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Salisbury 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 Salisbury, 71% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	25
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	122
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	14

Concentrations Within Social Work

Social Work majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Salisbury University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Social Work	320

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 MD, the home state for Salisbury University.

Occupation	Jobs in MD	Average Salary in MD
Healthcare Social Workers	5,090	$58,350
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	4,480	$59,280
Social and Community Service Managers	3,120	$76,670
Substance Abuse Social Workers	2,090	$53,780
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	1,590	$59,070

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 Kane5187 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.