Social Work at University of Detroit Mercy

If you are interested in studying social work, you may want to check out the program at University of Detroit Mercy. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Detroit Mercy is located in Detroit, Michigan and has a total student population of 4,987. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 students received a bachelor's degree in social work from Detroit Mercy.

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.

Detroit Mercy Social Work Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work

Detroit Mercy Social Work Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The social work major at Detroit Mercy 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 Schools	580

Social Work Student Demographics at Detroit Mercy

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

Detroit Mercy Social Work Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 social work majors earned their bachelor's degree from Detroit Mercy. Of these graduates, 0% were men and 100% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 10% 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 Detroit Mercy with a bachelor's in social work.

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

Detroit Mercy also has a doctoral program available in social work. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

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 MI, the home state for University of Detroit Mercy.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	13,790	$50,620
Healthcare Social Workers	5,400	$56,830
Social and Community Service Managers	4,580	$72,450
Substance Abuse Social Workers	4,050	$50,060
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	2,400	$60,490

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 Pfretz13 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.