Social Work at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

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

UCCS is located in Colorado Springs, Colorado and has a total student population of 12,380.

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.

UCCS Social Work Degrees Available

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

UCCS Social Work Rankings

The social work major at UCCS 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 UCCS

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

UCCS Social Work Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 6% of social work bachelor's degrees went to men and 94% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 12% 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 Colorado at Colorado Springs with a bachelor's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	15
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

UCCS 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. UCCS does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

Of the students who received a social work master's degree from UCCS, 56% 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 Colorado at Colorado Springs with a master's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	19
International Students	1
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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded

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 CO, the home state for University of Colorado at Colorado Springs.

Occupation	Jobs in CO	Average Salary in CO
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	6,700	$51,060
Healthcare Social Workers	3,130	$52,150
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	2,250	$60,150
Substance Abuse Social Workers	1,780	$46,980
Social and Community Service Managers	1,530	$84,360

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 Jeffrey M Foster under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.