Social Work at University of Nevada - Las Vegas

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

UNLV is located in Las Vegas, Nevada and has a total student population of 31,142. In 2021, 82 social work majors received their bachelor's degree from UNLV.

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.

UNLV Social Work Degrees Available

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

UNLV Social Work Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The social work major at UNLV 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
Best Value Social Work Master’s Degree Schools	134
Most Focused Social Work Schools	418

In 2021, 70 students received their master’s degree in social work from UNLV. This makes it the #133 most popular school for social work master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in social work, making the school the #73 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Social Work Graduates from UNLV Make?

The median salary of social work students who receive their bachelor's degree at UNLV is $38,843. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 22% higher than the national average of $31,866 for all social work bachelor's degree recipients.

Social Work Student Demographics at UNLV

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

UNLV Social Work Bachelor’s Program

Of the 82 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in social work from UNLV in 2021, 11% were men and 89% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 22% 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 Nevada - Las Vegas with a bachelor's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	30
White	27
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

UNLV Social Work Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of social work master's degrees went to men and 80% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 12% men graduate in social work each year. UNLV does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

In the social work master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 69% of degree recipients. That is 24% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	21
White	20
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

UNLV 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
• Human Services
• 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 NV, the home state for University of Nevada - Las Vegas.

Occupation	Jobs in NV	Average Salary in NV
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	3,130	$52,410
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	880	$61,340
Social and Community Service Managers	790	$75,840
Healthcare Social Workers	720	$82,820
Substance Abuse Social Workers	710	$60,540

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 Stan Shebs under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.