Social Work at The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga

If you plan to study social work, take a look at what The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UT Chattanooga is located in Chattanooga, Tennessee and has a total student population of 11,728.

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.

UT Chattanooga Social Work Degrees Available

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

UT Chattanooga Social Work Rankings

The social work major at UT Chattanooga 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 UT Chattanooga

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

UT Chattanooga Social Work Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 11% of social work bachelor's degrees went to men and 89% went to women.

About 74% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social work at UT Chattanooga 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 The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga with a bachelor's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	26
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UT Chattanooga Social Work Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 8% of social work master's degrees went to men and 92% went to women.

Of the students who received a social work master's degree from UT Chattanooga, 96% 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 The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga with a master's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	23
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Social Work	53

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 The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.