Social Work at University of Louisiana at Monroe

Every social work school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the social work program at University of Louisiana at Monroe stacks up to those at other schools.

ULM is located in Monroe, Louisiana and approximately 8,888 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 23 students received a bachelor's degree in social work from ULM.

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.

ULM Social Work Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work

ULM Social Work Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the social work progam at ULM 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 ULM 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	294
Most Popular Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools	311
Best Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools	357

Earnings of ULM Social Work Graduates

The median salary of social work students who receive their bachelor's degree at ULM is $26,988. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $31,866 for all social work students.

Social Work Student Demographics at ULM

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

ULM Social Work Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 23 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in social work from ULM. About 0% were men and 100% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 20% 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 Louisiana at Monroe with a bachelor's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

ULM also has a doctoral program available in social work. In 2021, 0 student 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 LA, the home state for University of Louisiana at Monroe.

Occupation	Jobs in LA	Average Salary in LA
Counselors	2,190	$36,870
Healthcare Social Workers	1,940	$53,460
Social and Community Service Managers	1,610	$70,120
Substance Abuse Social Workers	1,410	$40,960
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	970	$48,280

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 Billy Hathorn under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.