Social Work at Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

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

SRU is located in Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania and approximately 8,860 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.

SRU Social Work Degrees Available

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

SRU Social Work Rankings

The social work major at SRU 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 SRU

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

SRU 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 82% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social work at SRU 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 Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania with a bachelor's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	28
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

SRU Social Work Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 7% of social work master's degrees went to men and 93% went to women.

Of the students who received a social work master's degree from SRU, 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 Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania with a master's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	20
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Social Work

The following social work concentations are available at Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Social Work	41

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 PA, the home state for Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	20,160	$43,680
Social and Community Service Managers	8,300	$65,620
Substance Abuse Social Workers	7,860	$38,440
Healthcare Social Workers	7,560	$53,770
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	4,150	$55,280

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 Blackngold29 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.