Social Work at University of Nebraska at Omaha

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

UNOMAHA is located in Omaha, Nebraska and approximately 15,892 students attend the school each year. Of the 2,567 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Nebraska at Omaha in 2021, 49 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.

UNOMAHA Social Work Degrees Available

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

UNOMAHA Social Work Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the social work progam at UNOMAHA 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 UNOMAHA 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
	17
Best Social Work Schools	139
	249
Most Focused Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools	377

In 2021, 100 students received their master’s degree in social work from UNOMAHA. This makes it the #91 most popular school for social work master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of UNOMAHA Social Work Graduates

The median salary of social work students who receive their bachelor's degree at UNOMAHA is $33,715. This is 6% higher than $31,866, which is the national average for all social work bachelor's degree recipients.

Social Work Student Demographics at UNOMAHA

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

UNOMAHA Social Work Bachelor’s Program

The social work program at UNOMAHA awarded 49 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 8% of these degrees went to men with the other 92% going to women.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social work at UNOMAHA 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 Nebraska at Omaha with a bachelor's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	33
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	12

UNOMAHA Social Work Master’s Program

The social work program at UNOMAHA awarded 100 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 12% of these degrees went to men with the other 88% going to women.

Of the students who received a social work master's degree from UNOMAHA, 80% 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 Nebraska at Omaha with a master's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	80
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

UNOMAHA 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 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 NE, the home state for University of Nebraska at Omaha.

Occupation	Jobs in NE	Average Salary in NE
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	2,770	$41,560
Healthcare Social Workers	990	$48,230
Social and Community Service Managers	730	$65,270
Substance Abuse Social Workers	500	$41,320
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	420	$45,810

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 Beatmastermatt under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.