Social Work at University of Georgia

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

UGA is located in Athens, Georgia and has a total student population of 39,147. Of the 8,870 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Georgia in 2021, 49 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.

UGA Social Work Degrees Available

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

UGA Social Work Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The social work major at UGA 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
Best Value Social Work Doctor’s Degree Schools	30
Most Popular Social Work Master’s Degree Schools	43

In 2021, 189 students received their master’s degree in social work from UGA. This makes it the #43 most popular school for social work master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in social work, making the school the #59 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Social Work Student Demographics at UGA

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

UGA Social Work Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 49 social work majors earned their bachelor's degree from UGA. Of these graduates, 10% were men and 90% were women.

About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social work at UGA 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 Georgia with a bachelor's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	36
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UGA Social Work Master’s Program

Of the 189 social work students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UGA, about 10% were men and 90% were women.

Of the students who received a social work master's degree from UGA, 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 Georgia with a master's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	52
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	112
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

UGA also has a doctoral program available in social work. In 2021, 2 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• 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 GA, the home state for University of Georgia.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	8,660	$41,040
Social and Community Service Managers	3,720	$66,000
Healthcare Social Workers	3,550	$53,110
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	2,860	$43,100
Substance Abuse Social Workers	1,160	$39,600

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 Pruddle under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.