Social Work at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus

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

UC is located in Cincinnati, Ohio and has a total student population of 40,826. Of the 6,500 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Cincinnati - Main Campus in 2021, 59 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.

UC Social Work Degrees Available

• Undergrad Certificate in Social Work (1 - 4 Years)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work
• Master’s Degree in Social Work

UC Social Work Rankings

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

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 UC 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools	17
Best Value Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools	233

In 2021, 63 students received their master’s degree in social work from UC. This makes it the #153 most popular school for social work master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Social Work Graduates from UC Make?

The median salary of social work students who receive their bachelor's degree at UC is $31,671. 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 UC

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

UC Social Work Bachelor’s Program

Of the 59 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Social Work from UC in 2020-2021, 7% were men and 93% were women.

About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social work at UC 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 Cincinnati - Main Campus with a bachelor's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	43
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

UC Social Work Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 63 students earned a master's degree in social work from UC. About 89% of these graduates were women and the other 11% were men.

Of the students who received a social work master's degree from UC, 75% 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 Cincinnati - Main Campus with a master's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	47
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UC 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
• Public Policy

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 OH, the home state for University of Cincinnati - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in OH	Average Salary in OH
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	10,090	$45,030
Healthcare Social Workers	7,120	$52,910
Substance Abuse Social Workers	6,030	$44,840
Social and Community Service Managers	4,960	$73,210
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	3,190	$50,410

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 Bike756 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.