Social Work at University of Illinois at Chicago

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

UIC is located in Chicago, Illinois and has a total student population of 33,518.

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.

UIC Social Work Degrees Available

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

UIC Social Work Rankings

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There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in social work, making the school the #48 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Social Work Student Demographics at UIC

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

UIC Social Work Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 248 social work majors earned their master's degree from UIC. Of these graduates, 13% were men and 88% were women.

Of the students who received a social work master's degree from UIC, 53% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the social work master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 46% of degree recipients. That is 2% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Illinois at Chicago with a master's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	11
Black or African American	28
Hispanic or Latino	67
White	131
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

Related Majors

• Public Policy
• 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 IL, the home state for University of Illinois at Chicago.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	13,910	$56,100
Healthcare Social Workers	5,750	$52,830
Social Workers	4,990	$61,640
Social and Community Service Managers	4,380	$66,150
Substance Abuse Social Workers	3,570	$46,540

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
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