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Social Work at Shaw University

Social Work at Shaw University

If you plan to study social work, take a look at what Shaw University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Shaw University is located in Raleigh, North Carolina and approximately 1,283 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.

Shaw University Social Work Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work

Shaw University Social Work Rankings

The social work major at Shaw 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.

Social Work Student Demographics at Shaw University

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

Shaw University Social Work Bachelor’s Program

94% Women
56% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 6% of social work bachelor's degrees went to men and 94% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 12% 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 Shaw University with a bachelor's in social work.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 6
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 1
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 7

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 NC, the home state for Shaw University.

Occupation Jobs in NC Average Salary in NC
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 11,610 $46,990
Healthcare Social Workers 3,340 $54,730
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists 3,090 $44,710
Social and Community Service Managers 2,540 $69,640
Substance Abuse Social Workers 2,470 $50,270

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.

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