Social Work at University of Alaska Anchorage

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

UAA is located in Anchorage, Alaska and has a total student population of 11,953.

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.

UAA Social Work Degrees Available

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

UAA Social Work Rankings

The social work major at UAA 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 UAA

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

UAA Social Work Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 21% of social work bachelor's degrees went to men and 79% went to women. The typical social work bachelor's degree program is made up of only 12% men. So male students are more repesented at UAA since its program graduates 9% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 6% 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 University of Alaska Anchorage with a bachelor's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

UAA Social Work Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 15% of social work master's degrees went to men and 85% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 12% men graduate in social work each year. UAA does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

Of the students who received a social work master's degree from UAA, 55% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	22
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

Concentrations Within Social Work

If you plan to be a social work major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Alaska Anchorage. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Social Work	49
Child Advocacy & Policy	2

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 AK, the home state for University of Alaska Anchorage.

Occupation	Jobs in AK	Average Salary in AK
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	1,480	$48,970
Social and Community Service Managers	570	$73,410
Substance Abuse Social Workers	520	$46,420
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	310	$67,320
Healthcare Social Workers	200	$70,620

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 Wonderlane under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.