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. In 2021, 11 social work majors received their bachelor's degree from Spalding.

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 following rankings from College Factual show how the social work progam at Spalding 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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Social Work Master’s Degree Schools	64
Most Focused Social Work Schools	102
Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools	224
Most Popular Social Work Master’s Degree Schools	225
	254
Most Focused Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools	314
Most Popular Social Work Schools	325
Best Value Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools	338
Best Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools	347
	353
Most Popular Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools	450

In 2021, 33 students received their master’s degree in social work from Spalding. This makes it the #225 most popular school for social work master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

Of the 11 social work students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Spalding, about 18% were men and 82% were 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 6% more men than average.

About 55% 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.

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	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Spalding Social Work Master’s Program

Of the 33 students who graduated with a master’s in social work from Spalding in 2021, 12% were men and 88% were women.

In the social work master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 55% of degree recipients. That is 10% better than the national average.*

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	14
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	14
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Spalding also has a doctoral program available in social work. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 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

More about our data sources and methodologies.