Social Work at Spalding University

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 Spalding University stacks up to those at other schools.

Spalding is located in Louisville, Kentucky and has a total student population of 1,596.

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.

Spalding Social Work Degrees Available

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

Spalding Social Work Rankings

The social work major at Spalding 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.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in social work, making the school the #73 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Social Work Student Demographics at Spalding

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

Spalding Social Work Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 15% of social work bachelor's degrees went to men and 85% went to women. The typical social work bachelor's degree program is made up of only 12% men. So male students are more repesented at Spalding since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

About 54% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social work at Spalding are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% 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 Spalding University with a bachelor's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Spalding Social Work Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 35% of social work master's degrees went to men and 65% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 12% men graduate in social work each year. Spalding does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 22% more men than average.

Of the students who received a social work master's degree from Spalding, 61% 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 Spalding University with a master's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	14
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Social Work

Social Work majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Spalding University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Social Work	44

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 KY, the home state for Spalding University.

Occupation	Jobs in KY	Average Salary in KY
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	7,740	$40,950
Social and Community Service Managers	2,040	$63,210
Healthcare Social Workers	1,700	$50,340
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	970	$38,080
Substance Abuse Social Workers	790	$35,600

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 Nyttend under License

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