Social Work at Southern Illinois University Carbondale
SIUC is located in Carbondale, Illinois and has a total student population of 11,366.
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.
SIUC Social Work Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work
- Master’s Degree in Social Work
SIUC Social Work Rankings
The social work major at SIUC 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 SIUC
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the social work majors at Southern Illinois University Carbondale.
SIUC Social Work Bachelor’s Program
About 54% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social work at SIUC are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% 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 Southern Illinois University Carbondale with a bachelor's in social work.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 13 |
Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
White | 20 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
SIUC Social Work Master’s Program
Of the students who received a social work master's degree from SIUC, 64% 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 Southern Illinois University Carbondale with a master's in social work.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 10 |
Hispanic or Latino | 4 |
White | 32 |
International Students | 1 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 3 |
Concentrations Within Social Work
If you plan to be a social work major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.
Concentration | Annual Degrees Awarded |
---|---|
Social Work | 108 |
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 IL, the home state for Southern Illinois University Carbondale.
Occupation | Jobs in IL | Average Salary in IL |
---|---|---|
Child, Family, and School Social Workers | 13,910 | $56,100 |
Healthcare Social Workers | 5,750 | $52,830 |
Social Workers | 4,990 | $61,640 |
Social and Community Service Managers | 4,380 | $66,150 |
Substance Abuse Social Workers | 3,570 | $46,540 |
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 Mark Jaroski under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.