Social Work at Union University

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

Union is located in Jackson, Tennessee and has a total student population of 3,071. Of the 523 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Union University in 2021, 29 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.

Union Social Work Degrees Available

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

Union Social Work Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the social work progam at Union 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 Union 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	26
Best Value Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools	106
Most Popular Social Work Master’s Degree Schools	123
Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools	151
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In 2021, 78 students received their master’s degree in social work from Union. This makes it the #123 most popular school for social work master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Union Social Work Graduates

The median salary of social work students who receive their bachelor's degree at Union is $26,951. 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 Union

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

Union Social Work Bachelor’s Program

The social work program at Union awarded 29 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 0% of these degrees went to men with the other 100% going to women.

About 59% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social work at Union 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 Union University with a bachelor's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	17
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Union Social Work Master’s Program

Of the 78 social work students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Union, about 6% were men and 94% were women.

Of the students who received a social work master's degree from Union, 51% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the social work master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 46% of degree recipients. That is 1% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	36
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	40
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Union 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 TN, the home state for Union 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 Morgan Riley under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.