Social Work at University of Minnesota - Duluth

If you plan to study social work, take a look at what University of Minnesota - Duluth has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UMN Duluth is located in Duluth, Minnesota and has a total student population of 10,275.

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.

UMN Duluth Social Work Degrees Available

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

UMN Duluth Social Work Rankings

The social work major at UMN Duluth 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.

Social Work Student Demographics at UMN Duluth

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

UMN Duluth Social Work Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 11% of social work bachelor's degrees went to men and 89% went to women.

About 81% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social work at UMN Duluth 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 Minnesota - Duluth with a bachelor's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	30
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

UMN Duluth Social Work Master’s Program

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

Of the students who received a social work master's degree from UMN Duluth, 73% 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 Minnesota - Duluth with a master's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	22
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Concentrations Within Social Work

Social Work majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Minnesota - Duluth. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Social Work	80

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 MN, the home state for University of Minnesota - Duluth.

Occupation	Jobs in MN	Average Salary in MN
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	8,150	$55,560
Healthcare Social Workers	3,850	$58,670
Social and Community Service Managers	3,360	$75,280
Substance Abuse Social Workers	2,830	$55,460
Social Workers	1,830	$64,300

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 Bobak Ha’Eri under License

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