Social Work at University of Louisville

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

UofL is located in Louisville, Kentucky and approximately 22,211 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 60 social work majors received their bachelor's degree from UofL.

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.

UofL Social Work Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UofL

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? UofL offers distance education options for social work at the following degree levels:

UofL Social Work Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks social work programs across the country. The following shows how UofL performed in these rankings.

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 UofL 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
Most Popular Online Social Work Doctor’s Degree Schools	5
	163
Best Value Social Work Schools	357

In 2021, 195 students received their master’s degree in social work from UofL. This makes it the #40 most popular school for social work master’s degree candidates in the country.

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.

Earnings of UofL Social Work Graduates

The median salary of social work students who receive their bachelor's degree at UofL is $34,088. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 7% higher than the national average of $31,866 for all social work bachelor's degree recipients.

Social Work Student Demographics at UofL

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

UofL Social Work Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 60 social work majors earned their bachelor's degree from UofL. Of these graduates, 8% were men and 92% were women.

About 55% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social work at UofL 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 Louisville with a bachelor's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	16
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	33
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UofL Social Work Master’s Program

The social work program at UofL awarded 195 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 13% of these degrees went to men with the other 87% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 12% men graduate in social work each year. UofL does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 1% more men than average.

Of the students who received a social work master's degree from UofL, 74% 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 Louisville with a master's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	29
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	145
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	12

UofL also has a doctoral program available in social work. In 2021, 6 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 KY, the home state for University of Louisville.

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 Ken Lund under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.