Social Work at Southwestern Illinois College

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 Southwestern Illinois College stacks up to those at other schools.

SWIC is located in Belleville, Illinois and approximately 6,906 students attend the school each year.

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.

SWIC Social Work Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Social Work

SWIC Social Work Rankings

Social Work Student Demographics at SWIC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the social work majors at Southwestern Illinois College.

SWIC Social Work Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 17% of social work associate's degrees went to men and 83% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in social work only graduates about 12% men each year. The program at SWIC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 5% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in social work at SWIC are white. Around 67% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Southwestern Illinois College with a associate's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

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 Southwestern Illinois College.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.