Social Work at St Olaf College
If you plan to study social work, take a look at what St Olaf College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.St. Olaf is located in Northfield, Minnesota and has a total student population of 2,953.
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.
St. Olaf Social Work Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work
St. Olaf Social Work Rankings
The social work major at St. Olaf 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.
Social Work Student Demographics at St. Olaf
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the social work majors at St Olaf College.
St. Olaf Social Work Bachelor’s Program
About 58% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social work at St. Olaf are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from St Olaf College with a bachelor's in social work.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 1 |
Black or African American | 2 |
Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
White | 11 |
International Students | 1 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Concentrations Within Social Work
If you plan to be a social work major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from St Olaf College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.
Concentration | Annual Degrees Awarded |
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Social Work | 11 |
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 MN, the home state for St Olaf College.
Occupation | Jobs in MN | Average Salary in MN |
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Child, Family, and School Social Workers | 8,150 | $55,560 |
Healthcare Social Workers | 3,850 | $58,670 |
Social and Community Service Managers | 3,360 | $75,280 |
Substance Abuse Social Workers | 2,830 | $55,460 |
Social Workers | 1,830 | $64,300 |
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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