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Social Work at University of Arkansas - Fort Smith

Social Work at University of Arkansas - Fort Smith

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

UAFS is located in Fort Smith, Arkansas and approximately 5,887 students attend the school each year.

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.

UAFS Social Work Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work

UAFS Social Work Rankings

The social work major at UAFS 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 UAFS

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

UAFS Social Work Bachelor’s Program

97% Women
40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 3% of social work bachelor's degrees went to men and 97% went to women.

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About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social work at UAFS 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 University of Arkansas - Fort Smith with a bachelor's in social work.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 18
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Arkansas - Fort Smith. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Social Work 19

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 - Fort Smith.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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