Social Work at University of New Hampshire - Main Campus

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

UNH is located in Durham, New Hampshire and has a total student population of 14,348.

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.

UNH Social Work Degrees Available

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

UNH Social Work Rankings

The social work major at UNH 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 UNH

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the social work majors at University of New Hampshire - Main Campus.

UNH Social Work Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 7% of social work bachelor's degrees went to men and 93% went to women.

About 89% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social work at UNH 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 New Hampshire - Main Campus with a bachelor's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	41
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UNH Social Work Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 8% of social work master's degrees went to men and 92% went to women.

Of the students who received a social work master's degree from UNH, 77% 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 New Hampshire - Main Campus with a master's in social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	61
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Concentrations Within Social Work

The following social work concentations are available at University of New Hampshire - Main Campus. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of New Hampshire - Main Campus. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Social Work	144
Child Advocacy & Policy	2

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 NH, the home state for University of New Hampshire - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in NH	Average Salary in NH
Social and Community Service Managers	780	$65,380
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	650	$52,920
Healthcare Social Workers	590	$64,570
Substance Abuse Social Workers	270	$57,110
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	210	$63,790

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 Kylejtod under License

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