Social Work at The University of West Florida

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 The University of West Florida stacks up to those at other schools.

UWF is located in Pensacola, Florida and approximately 13,061 students attend the school each year. Of the 2,407 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from The University of West Florida in 2021, 58 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.

UWF Social Work Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work

UWF Social Work Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the social work progam at UWF compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The social work major at UWF 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 Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools	308
	320

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in social work from UWF. This is the #304 most popular school for social work master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of UWF Social Work Graduates

The median salary of social work students who receive their bachelor's degree at UWF is $27,656. This is less than $31,866, which is the national average of all social work majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Social Work Student Demographics at UWF

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

UWF Social Work Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 10% of social work bachelor's degrees went to men and 90% went to women.

About 66% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social work at UWF 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 West Florida with a bachelor's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	38
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UWF 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 FL, the home state for The University of West Florida.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Healthcare Social Workers	10,660	$50,950
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	9,010	$42,640
Social and Community Service Managers	3,850	$71,820
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	3,770	$35,630
Substance Abuse Social Workers	3,760	$44,100

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 Ebyabe under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.