Social Work at Troy University

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 Troy University stacks up to those at other schools.

TROY is located in Troy, Alabama and approximately 16,497 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 146 social work majors received their bachelor's degree from TROY.

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.

TROY Social Work Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at TROY

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

TROY does offer online education options in social work for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Bachelor’s Degree

TROY Social Work Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks social work programs across the country. The following shows how TROY performed in these rankings.

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 TROY 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 Value Social Work Master’s Degree Schools	179
Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools	256

In 2021, 169 students received their master’s degree in social work from TROY. This makes it the #50 most popular school for social work master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of TROY Social Work Graduates

The median salary of social work students who receive their bachelor's degree at TROY is $32,273. This is 1% higher than $31,866, which is the national average for all social work bachelor's degree recipients.

Social Work Student Demographics at TROY

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

TROY Social Work Bachelor’s Program

Of the 146 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in social work from TROY in 2021, 13% were men and 87% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 5% 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 Troy University with a bachelor's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	64
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	70
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

TROY Social Work Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 169 students graduated with a master's degree in social work from TROY. About 6% were men and 94% were women.

In the social work master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 57% of degree recipients. That is 13% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	88
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	50
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	29

TROY 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 Administration
• Human Services

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 AL, the home state for Troy University.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	3,460	$40,710
Healthcare Social Workers	2,770	$47,740
Social and Community Service Managers	1,200	$66,430
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	1,110	$45,680
Substance Abuse Social Workers	1,070	$36,700

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 Mactones under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.