Social Work at Southeastern Louisiana 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 Southeastern Louisiana University stacks up to those at other schools.

Southeastern is located in Hammond, Louisiana and has a total student population of 14,426. Of the 1,867 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Southeastern Louisiana University in 2021, 47 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.

Southeastern Social Work Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work

Southeastern Social Work Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the social work progam at Southeastern 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 Southeastern 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 Popular Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools	167
Best Social Work Schools	442

Earnings of Southeastern Social Work Graduates

The median salary of social work students who receive their bachelor's degree at Southeastern is $22,925. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $31,866 for all social work students.

Social Work Student Demographics at Southeastern

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

Southeastern Social Work Bachelor’s Program

Of the 47 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in social work from Southeastern in 2021, 0% were men and 100% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 8% 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 Southeastern Louisiana University with a bachelor's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	17
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	22
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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

Related Majors

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 LA, the home state for Southeastern Louisiana University.

Occupation	Jobs in LA	Average Salary in LA
Counselors	2,190	$36,870
Healthcare Social Workers	1,940	$53,460
Social and Community Service Managers	1,610	$70,120
Substance Abuse Social Workers	1,410	$40,960
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	970	$48,280

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 Richard David Ramsey under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.