Social Work at University of Maryland - Baltimore

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 Maryland - Baltimore stacks up to those at other schools.

UMB is located in Baltimore, Maryland and has a total student population of 7,137.

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.

UMB Social Work Degrees Available

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

UMB Social Work Rankings

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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 UMB

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

UMB Social Work Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 10% of social work master's degrees went to men and 90% went to women.

In the social work master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 49% of degree recipients. That is 5% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	18
Black or African American	128
Hispanic or Latino	48
White	204
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	12

Related Majors

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 MD, the home state for University of Maryland - Baltimore.

Occupation	Jobs in MD	Average Salary in MD
Healthcare Social Workers	5,090	$58,350
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	4,480	$59,280
Social and Community Service Managers	3,120	$76,670
Substance Abuse Social Workers	2,090	$53,780
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	1,590	$59,070

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 Acroterion under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.