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.

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 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.

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

For the most recent academic year available, 12% of social work bachelor's degrees went to men and 88% went to women.

About 63% 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	2
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	33
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

UNOMAHA Social Work Master’s Program

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

Of the students who received a social work master's degree from UNOMAHA, 67% 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	10
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	70
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	14

Concentrations Within Social Work

If you plan to be a social work major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Nebraska at Omaha. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Social Work	149
Other Social Work	4

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

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