Social Work at Southern University at New Orleans

If you plan to study social work, take a look at what Southern University at New Orleans has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

SUNO is located in New Orleans, Louisiana and has a total student population of 2,264.

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.

SUNO Social Work Degrees Available

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

SUNO Social Work Rankings

The social work major at SUNO 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 SUNO

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

SUNO 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.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 39% 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 at New Orleans with a bachelor's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	16
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

SUNO Social Work Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 8% of social work master's degrees went to men and 93% went to women.

In the social work master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 93% of degree recipients. That is 49% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Southern University at New Orleans with a master's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	35
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Social Work

Social Work majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Southern University at New Orleans. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Social Work	91

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 at New Orleans.

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 Augustus06 under License

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