Social Work at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

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 Southern Illinois University Edwardsville stacks up to those at other schools.

SIUE is located in Edwardsville, Illinois and has a total student population of 12,860.

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.

SIUE Social Work Degrees Available

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

SIUE Social Work Rankings

The social work major at SIUE 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 SIUE

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

SIUE 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 68% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social work at SIUE 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 Southern Illinois University Edwardsville with a bachelor's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	23
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

SIUE Social Work Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 6% of social work master's degrees went to men and 94% went to women.

Of the students who received a social work master's degree from SIUE, 78% 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 Edwardsville with a master's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	25
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Social Work

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Social Work	64

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 Edwardsville.

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 Illinois2011 (Tyler Warren) under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.