Social Work at Springfield College

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

Springfield College is located in Springfield, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 3,068.

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.

Springfield College Social Work Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Social Work

Springfield College Social Work Rankings

Social Work Student Demographics at Springfield College

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

Springfield College Social Work Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of social work master's degrees went to men and 80% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 12% men graduate in social work each year. Springfield College does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

In the social work master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 47% of degree recipients. That is 3% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	17
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	33
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

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 Springfield College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Social Work	100

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 MA, the home state for Springfield College.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	12,340	$48,670
Healthcare Social Workers	10,040	$61,960
Social and Community Service Managers	7,420	$70,500
Substance Abuse Social Workers	6,880	$43,270
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	1,040	$69,190

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
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More about our data sources and methodologies.