Social Work at University of Nevada - Reno

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

UNR is located in Reno, Nevada and has a total student population of 20,722. In 2021, 101 social work majors received their bachelor's degree from UNR.

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.

UNR Social Work Degrees Available

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

UNR Social Work Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the social work progam at UNR 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 UNR 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
Most Focused Social Work Schools	167

In 2021, 165 students received their master’s degree in social work from UNR. This makes it the #53 most popular school for social work master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Social Work Graduates from UNR Make?

The median salary of social work students who receive their bachelor's degree at UNR is $39,764. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 25% higher than the national average of $31,866 for all social work bachelor's degree recipients.

Social Work Student Demographics at UNR

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

UNR Social Work Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 101 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in social work from UNR. About 6% were men and 94% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 14% 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 - Reno with a bachelor's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	45
White	41
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

UNR Social Work Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 165 students graduated with a master's degree in social work from UNR. About 10% were men and 90% were women.

Of the students who received a social work master's degree from UNR, 56% 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 Nevada - Reno with a master's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	41
White	93
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	17

UNR 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 NV, the home state for University of Nevada - Reno.

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 delamare under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.