Social Work at University of Memphis

What traits are you looking for in a social work school? To help you decide if University of Memphis is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's social work program.

UofM is located in Memphis, Tennessee and has a total student population of 22,205. Of the 3,273 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Memphis in 2021, 65 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.

UofM Social Work Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UofM

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

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

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

UofM Social Work Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the social work progam at UofM 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 UofM 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 Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools	89
Most Popular Social Work Master’s Degree Schools	159

In 2021, 60 students received their master’s degree in social work from UofM. This makes it the #159 most popular school for social work master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of UofM Social Work Graduates

The median salary of social work students who receive their bachelor's degree at UofM is $29,735. This is less than $31,866, which is the national average of all social work majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Social Work Student Demographics at UofM

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

UofM Social Work Bachelor’s Program

The social work program at UofM awarded 65 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 9% of these degrees went to men with the other 91% going to 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 Memphis with a bachelor's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	34
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	20
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

UofM Social Work Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 60 students graduated with a master's degree in social work from UofM. About 5% were men and 95% were women.

In the social work master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 57% of degree recipients. That is 12% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	29
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	25
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UofM 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 Policy
• 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 TN, the home state for University of Memphis.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	5,590	$41,830
Healthcare Social Workers	3,260	$50,700
Social and Community Service Managers	2,430	$68,450
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	1,980	$41,930
Substance Abuse Social Workers	1,660	$38,180

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 BenSherman under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.