Social Work at University of Mississippi

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

Ole Miss is located in University, Mississippi and approximately 21,014 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 82 students received a bachelor's degree in social work from Ole Miss.

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.

Ole Miss Social Work Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work

Ole Miss Social Work Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the social work progam at Ole Miss compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The social work major at Ole Miss 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
	360
Most Focused Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools	383

How Much Do Social Work Graduates from Ole Miss Make?

The median salary of social work students who receive their bachelor's degree at Ole Miss is $27,815. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $31,866 for all social work students.

Social Work Student Demographics at Ole Miss

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

Ole Miss Social Work Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 82 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in social work from Ole Miss. About 6% were men and 94% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 9% 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 Mississippi with a bachelor's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	38
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	38
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Ole Miss 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

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 MS, the home state for University of Mississippi.

Occupation	Jobs in MS	Average Salary in MS
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	2,700	$35,100
Healthcare Social Workers	1,070	$48,080
Social and Community Service Managers	920	$47,700
Substance Abuse Social Workers	840	$41,470
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	600	$36,790

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 Dudemanfellabra under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.