Social Work at Tennessee State University

What traits are you looking for in a social work school? To help you decide if Tennessee State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's social work program.

Tennessee State University is located in Nashville, Tennessee and approximately 7,615 students attend the school each year. Of the 985 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Tennessee State University in 2021, 18 of them were social work majors.

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.

Tennessee State University Social Work Degrees Available

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

Tennessee State University Social Work Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the social work progam at Tennessee State University 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 Tennessee State University 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
Most Focused Social Work Master’s Degree Schools	222
	245
Most Popular Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools	353
Best Social Work Schools	390

In 2021, 16 students received their master’s degree in social work from Tennessee State University. This makes it the #287 most popular school for social work master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Tennessee State University Social Work Graduates

The median salary of social work students who receive their bachelor's degree at Tennessee State University is $34,791. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 9% higher than the national average of $31,866 for all social work bachelor's degree recipients.

Social Work Student Demographics at Tennessee State University

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

Tennessee State University Social Work Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 18 social work majors earned their bachelor's degree from Tennessee State University. Of these graduates, 28% were men and 72% were women. The typical social work bachelor's degree program is made up of only 12% men. So male students are more repesented at Tennessee State University since its program graduates 16% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 44% 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 Tennessee State University with a bachelor's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	14
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Tennessee State University Social Work Master’s Program

The social work program at Tennessee State University awarded 16 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 19% of these degrees went to men with the other 81% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 12% men graduate in social work each year. Tennessee State University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 7% more men than average.

In the social work master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 5% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Public Policy
• Public Administration

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 TN, the home state for Tennessee State University.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	5,590	$41,830
Healthcare Social Workers	3,260	$50,700
Social and Community Service Managers	2,430	$68,450
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	1,980	$41,930
Substance Abuse Social Workers	1,660	$38,180

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 The Peep Holes under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.