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. Of the 238 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Southern University at New Orleans in 2021, 27 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.

SUNO Social Work Degrees Available

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

SUNO Social Work Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the social work progam at SUNO compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Social Work Schools	6
Most Focused Social Work Master’s Degree Schools	8
Most Focused Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools	33
Most Popular Social Work Master’s Degree Schools	150
Most Popular Social Work Schools	197
Best Value Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools	217
Best Value Social Work Master’s Degree Schools	223
	225
	264
Most Popular Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools	273
Best Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools	363
	379
Best Social Work Schools	445

In 2021, 64 students received their master’s degree in social work from SUNO. This makes it the #150 most popular school for social work master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Social Work Graduates from SUNO Make?

The median salary of social work students who receive their bachelor's degree at SUNO is $32,576. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 2% higher than the national average of $31,866 for all social work bachelor's degree recipients.

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

The social work program at SUNO awarded 27 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 26% of these degrees went to men with the other 74% going to women. The typical social work bachelor's degree program is made up of only 12% men. So male students are more repesented at SUNO since its program graduates 14% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 26% 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	19
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

SUNO Social Work Master’s Program

Of the 64 students who earned a master's degree in Social Work from SUNO in 2020-2021, 19% were men and 81% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 12% men graduate in social work each year. SUNO does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 7% more men than average.

In the social work master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 89% of degree recipients. That is 44% 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	0
Black or African American	56
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

SUNO 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 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 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

More about our data sources and methodologies.