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Social Work at University of Iowa

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

Iowa is located in Iowa City, Iowa and approximately 30,318 students attend the school each year. Of the 5,998 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Iowa in 2021, 54 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.

Iowa Social Work Degrees Available

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

Iowa Social Work Rankings

The social work major at Iowa 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.

In 2021, 86 students received their master’s degree in social work from Iowa. This makes it the #103 most popular school for social work master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in social work, making the school the #73 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of Iowa Social Work Graduates

The median salary of social work students who receive their bachelor's degree at Iowa is $30,698. This is less than $31,866, which is the national average of all social work majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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Social Work Student Demographics at Iowa

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

Iowa Social Work Bachelor’s Program

94% Women
35% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The social work program at Iowa awarded 54 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 6% of these degrees went to men with the other 94% going to women.

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About 65% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social work at Iowa 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 Iowa with a bachelor's in social work.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 11
White 35
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Iowa Social Work Master’s Program

86% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The social work program at Iowa awarded 86 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 14% of these degrees went to men with the other 86% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 12% men graduate in social work each year. Iowa does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a social work master's degree from Iowa, 79% 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 Iowa with a master's in social work.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 68
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 7

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

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 IA, the home state for University of Iowa.

Occupation Jobs in IA Average Salary in IA
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 2,930 $44,720
Social and Community Service Managers 2,310 $58,410
Healthcare Social Workers 1,340 $51,360
Substance Abuse Social Workers 870 $47,580
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists 740 $70,360

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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