Social Work at Seton Hall University

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

Seton Hall is located in South Orange, New Jersey and has a total student population of 9,814. Of the 1,646 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Seton Hall University in 2021, 24 of them were social work majors.

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.

Seton Hall Social Work Degrees Available

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

Seton Hall Social Work Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The social work major at Seton Hall 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
Best Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools	40
Best Social Work Schools	72
Best Value Social Work Schools	381
Most Focused Social Work Schools	637

In 2021, 6 students received their master’s degree in social work from Seton Hall. This makes it the #298 most popular school for social work master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Seton Hall Social Work Graduates

The median salary of social work students who receive their bachelor's degree at Seton Hall is $40,667. This is 28% higher than $31,866, which is the national average for all social work bachelor's degree recipients.

Social Work Student Demographics at Seton Hall

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

Seton Hall Social Work Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 24 students earned a bachelor's degree in social work from Seton Hall. About 88% of these graduates were women and the other 13% were men.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 5% 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 Seton Hall University with a bachelor's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Seton Hall Social Work Master’s Program

Of the 6 social work students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Seton Hall, about 50% were men and 50% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 12% men graduate in social work each year. Seton Hall does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 38% more men than average.

In the social work master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 67% of degree recipients. That is 22% better than the national average.*

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

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

Seton Hall 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 Administration
• Other Public Administration

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 Seton Hall University.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Chris Funkhouser under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.