Social Work at University of Kentucky

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

UK is located in Lexington, Kentucky and has a total student population of 29,986.

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.

UK Social Work Degrees Available

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

UK Social Work Rankings

The social work major at UK 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.

There were 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in social work, making the school the #18 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Social Work Student Demographics at UK

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

UK Social Work Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 7% of social work bachelor's degrees went to men and 93% went to women.

About 74% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social work at UK 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 Kentucky with a bachelor's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	60
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

UK Social Work Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 12% of social work master's degrees went to men and 88% went to women.

Of the students who received a social work master's degree from UK, 72% 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 Kentucky with a master's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	11
Black or African American	86
Hispanic or Latino	44
White	545
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	73

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 Kentucky. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Social Work	346

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 KY, the home state for University of Kentucky.

Occupation	Jobs in KY	Average Salary in KY
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	7,740	$40,950
Social and Community Service Managers	2,040	$63,210
Healthcare Social Workers	1,700	$50,340
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	970	$38,080
Substance Abuse Social Workers	790	$35,600

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 Seicer under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.