Social Work at Southern University and A & M College

If you are interested in studying social work, you may want to check out the program at Southern University and A & M College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Southern University and A & M College is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and approximately 6,917 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 42 students received a bachelor's degree in social work from Southern University and A & M College.

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.

Southern University and A & M College Social Work Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work

Southern University and A & M College Social Work Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the social work progam at Southern University and A & M College compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The social work major at Southern University and A & M College 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 Focused Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools	134
Most Popular Social Work Schools	332
Best Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools	344
	375

Earnings of Southern University and A & M College Social Work Graduates

The median salary of social work students who receive their bachelor's degree at Southern University and A & M College is $27,683. This is less than $31,866, which is the national average of all social work majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Social Work Student Demographics at Southern University and A & M College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the social work majors at Southern University and A & M College.

Southern University and A & M College Social Work Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 42 social work majors earned their bachelor's degree from Southern University and A & M College. Of these graduates, 5% were men and 95% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 53% 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 University and A & M College with a bachelor's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	41
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Southern University and A & M College also has a doctoral program available in social work. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Public Policy
• Public Administration

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 Southern University and A & M College.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.