Social Work at University of Arkansas at Little Rock

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

UA Little Rock is located in Little Rock, Arkansas and approximately 8,899 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,365 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Arkansas at Little Rock in 2021, 63 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.

UA Little Rock Social Work Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UA Little Rock

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

For those who are interested in distance learning, UA Little Rock does offer online courses in social work for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

UA Little Rock Social Work Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The social work major at UA Little Rock 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
Most Popular Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools	99
Most Popular Social Work Schools	146
	160
Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools	249

In 2021, 51 students received their master’s degree in social work from UA Little Rock. This makes it the #180 most popular school for social work master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Social Work Graduates from UA Little Rock Make?

The median salary of social work students who receive their bachelor's degree at UA Little Rock is $30,396. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $31,866 for all social work students.

Social Work Student Demographics at UA Little Rock

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

UA Little Rock Social Work Bachelor’s Program

The social work program at UA Little Rock awarded 63 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 3% of these degrees went to men with the other 97% going to women.

About 54% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social work at UA Little Rock are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 1% 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 Arkansas at Little Rock with a bachelor's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	23
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	34
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

UA Little Rock Social Work Master’s Program

Of the 51 students who earned a master's degree in Social Work from UA Little Rock in 2020-2021, 12% were men and 88% were women.

Of the students who received a social work master's degree from UA Little Rock, 59% 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 University of Arkansas at Little Rock with a master's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	16
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	30
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

UA Little Rock 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
• Other Public Administration

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 AR, the home state for University of Arkansas at Little Rock.

Occupation	Jobs in AR	Average Salary in AR
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	1,500	$38,270
Social and Community Service Managers	1,380	$57,360
Healthcare Social Workers	1,220	$46,310
Substance Abuse Social Workers	1,020	$40,560
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	930	$38,700

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 Ualrcomm under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.